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Gertrude Hermes: Fluidity of Nature
Gertrude Anna Bertha Hermes OBE RA (1901 – 1983) was an English printmaker and sculptor, born in Kent, England. Her parents were originally from Germany.
She attended the Beckenham School of Art in 1921, and the next year she enrolled at the Brook Green School of Painting and Sculpture, where fellow students included Henry Moore and Blair Hughes-Stanton, (whom she married in 1926, but later divorced in 1933).
Hermes produced a commission for the British Pavilion at the Paris World Fair in 1937. She exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy, and her work was included at the Venice International Exhibition in 1939. She worked in Canada from 1940 to 1945.
As a teacher, she taught printmaking at the Central School of Art in London, and she taught printmaking at the Royal Academy Schools. Her graphic work focused on natural themes. Her illustrations were used for books such as Gilbert White's Natural History of Selbourne, and the famous The Complete Angler.
Her work is in many public collections including the Tate, and the National Portrait Gallery. Her commissions include a fountain for the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, and she is included in numerous private collections such as the musician David Bowie.
Honors:
Associate of the Royal Academy - 1963
Royal Academician - 1971
appointed an OBE -1981
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Nothing Says LOVE like Robert Indiana
Robert Indiana (born Robert Clark, 1928 – 2018) was an American artist associated with the Pop Art movement. He was also a theatrical set and costume designer.
Indiana was born in New Castle, Indiana. He moved to Indianapolis to attend Arsenal Technical High School (1942–1946), from which he graduated as valedictorian of his class. After serving in the United States Army Air Forces, Indiana studied at the Art Institute of Chicago (1949–1953) and Edinburgh University and Edinburgh College of Art (1953–1954). He settled in New York City after returning to the United States in 1954.
Indiana lived and worked in a five-story building at Spring Street and the Bowery. In 1973, he bought a lodge in Vinalhaven, Maine where he later resided until his death in 2018.
The bulk of Indiana's work consists of iconic words like his best known piece, called LOVE, in upper-case letters, arranged in a square with a tilted letter "O". The piece originally appeared in a series of poems written in 1958. The image was used for a Christmas card for the Museum of Modern Art in 1964, and as an eight-cent U.S. Postal Service postage stamp in 1973.
The first print of "Love" was printed as part of an exhibition poster in 1966.
In 1977, he created a sculptural Hebrew version of LOVE for the Israel Museum Art Garden, in Jerusalem.
In 2008, Indiana created an image showcasing the word "HOPE", and donated all proceeds from the sale of reproductions to Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign, raising in excess of $1,000,000.
For Valentine's Day 2011, he created a similar variation on LOVE for Google, which was displayed on the search engine site's logo.
Between 1989 and 1994, Indiana painted 18 works inspired by the war motifs paintings of Marsden Hartley.
He was the star of Andy Warhol's film Eat (45 minute, 1964), which is a film of Indiana eating a mushroom. Warhol also made the brief silent film Bob Indiana Etc. (4 minutes, 1963), as a portrait of the artist.
In 1964, the architect Philip Johnson commissioned one of Indiana's pieces for the New York State Pavilion at the World's Fair.
Selected Public Collections
Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington; DE
Detroit Institute of Art, MI
the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C.
Indianapolis Museum of Art, IN
Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA
McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX
Museum of Modern Art, NY
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
Labels: AMOR, LOVE, Pop art, Robert Clark, Robert Indiana
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A panel of triad members helped remind me of the importance of my kids' birth families.
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit on a panel for an Adoption Knowledge Affiliates conference. AKA is a little different than many adoption support groups because it supports all three parts of the adoption triad: birth parent, adoptive parent, and adopted person. The audience for our panel was about half adoption professionals, and the rest of the group pretty evenly split among the triad parts. It was a truly interesting experience.
One member of our panel was a birth mother. I truly enjoyed meeting her as she reminded me to remind my kids that their birth mothers have not forgotten about them. Just because they are not hearing from their birth mother, they should not read into that. I think I do not emphasize enough that their birth mother has never ever forgotten them.
I was inspired to reach out to all our birth families again; I've written and sent a new batch of pictures and reminded them that they do matter to us and the children. If they need time for themselves, that's fine, but they should not believe they can't resume contact because they stopped at one point. Only our oldest is currently in contact with her birth family, and it is a limited and occasional Facebook exchange. Since we haven't heard from the others, we really don't know what's going on with them right now. I wanted to state explicitly that I would welcome hearing from them.
Seriously, kids do not get confused. They know who is who. She's the tummy mommy, the fun mommy, and I'm the one who kisses their boo-boos, puts them to bed and feeds them. They know the difference. And they are perfectly able to love us both. They need us both, too, and that's the important part, right?
If all the parents involved truly want the best for their children, that comes through. And that's really all they need to know.
How do you manage absences from your birth families?


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Election turns into a 'political thriller'
With less than two weeks to go before Norway's national election, polls indicate nothing less than what commentators are calling a political thriller. The Labour, Center and Socialist Left parties have lost their majority that seemed so certain since last winter, meaning the country may end up leaning even farther to the left, or keeping the incumbent Conservatives-led coalition in place.
The Labour Party's leadership, Jonas Gahr Støre and Hadia Tajik, campaigning in southwestern Norway last week. They've lost their majority in the polls. PHOTO: Arbeiderpartiet
The tide started turning last week, when the self-confident Center Party first seemed to have lost the confidence of voters. Then Labour started to sink as well, as did the Socialist Left (SV). Center's hopes of forming a left-center government with just Labour have faded. Now not even SV may be able to assure formation of the same three-party coalition that ruled from 2005 to 2013.
Then the left-leaning Greens Party, which has jumped in the polls, announced that it won't support any government that won't halt further oil and gas exploration. Since Labour, Center and Prime Minister Erna Solberg's Conservatives all refuse to stop drilling, as does the pro-oil Progress Party, the suddenly strong Reds Party (which evolved from Norway's former communist party) is just as suddenly in a position of strength.
That's because the Reds haven't issued an ultimatum on oil drilling like the Greens have. Norway's most radical left party doesn't favour more oil and gas exploration but appears more open to negotiate the industry's future. If Labour leader Jonas Gahr Støre manages to form a new government, it may have to rely on the Reds to support.
"Then we all just have to brace ourselves for a much redder (left-wing) Norway," wrote Frithjof Jacobsen, political editor of newspaper Dagens Næringsliv (DN) on Wednesday. Labour and the Reds already agree on quite a few issues, like higher taxes on private wealth and profitable companies, more government control of welfare services and measures aimed at reducing social differences among Norwegians. They differ sharply on the EU, with Labour earlier wanting to join the EU and the Reds (like Center) wanting an even more independent Norway.
All recent public opinion polls show that Labour, Center and SV will now need either the Greens or the Reds to get measures through Parliament. At this point, the Reds seem a more likely partner.
Conservatives leader Erna Solberg is keen on a third term as Norway's prime minister. She recently rolled out another four-year plan for Norway, scoffing at Labour's 100-day plan. PHOTO: Høyre/Hans Kristian Thorbjornsen
At the same time, the Conservatives actually ended up winning support from SV, the Reds and the Greens for the government's surprise proposal this week to revamp the tax system for the oil industry. That would make oil and gas exploration much less favourable for oil companies, which is why it won kudos from the Norway's anti-oil parties. Two of them are already members of Solberg's conservative coalition, the Christian Democrats and the Liberals, the latter of which is also suddenly gaining in the polls after months of extremely low voter support. One recent poll showed the Liberals with 10.2 percent of the vote in Oslo.
That's now fueling some speculation that Solberg's government still has a chance of winning re-election, albeit as a minority government that would have to win support from other parties on an issue-by-issue basis. The Conservatives' Torbjørn Røe Isaksen also noted that around 14 percent of Norwegian voters have already cast their ballots in early voting, many remain uncertain and can at least likely give the Conservatives strength in opposition.
Right now, there are no clear majorities. "We may wind up with the most left-wing government since Labour had to form a majority with SF (SV's predecessor) in 1961," Isaksen told DN, "or, if there's no conservative majority either, a strong opposition that can pull some weight away from a radical left."

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What is Slack? Slack is a third party messaging app that helps teams bring all of their communications together in one place. If you're currently using Slack, you can integrate your Slack account and start adding weekly hiring summary reports, interview follow up reminders and/or notes about an applicant to the Slack channel of your choice.
1. Go to Your Account > Account Details.
2. Scroll down to the Integrate section and click on the #Slack icon.
3. Then click the Add to Slack button.
Note: If you are not signed into your Slack account, you will be asked to sign in now.
4. Confirm your identity and select which channel you wish to post to through your account, then click Authorize.
Your Slack account is now connected!
You can now enable Weekly Reports and/or automatic Interview Follow Up reminders to your connected Slack channel. Learn more about automated reports here.
You can also send a Note about an applicant to your connected Slack channel. Learn more about posting Notes here.


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Q: compare data in the same table in sql How can I compare the difference in user's balances between 2 date points from the same table in MySQL?
provided I have a table that records data as follows.

user_id
balance
created_at

1
4
2021-03-31

2
10
2021-03-31

3
20
2021-03-31

1
2
2021-04-01

2
8
2021-04-01

3
13
2021-04-01

4
5
2021-04-01

EXPECTED OUTPUT

user_id
balance_diff

1
2

2
8

3
17

4
5

A: select user_id,
       case max(balance) - min(balance)
           when 0 then max(balance)
           else max(balance) - min(balance)
       end as difference
  from t
 group by user_id

Refer to this db<>fiddle

A: For version 5.x
SELECT user_id, t2.balance - t1.balance difference
FROM table t1
JOIN table t2 USING (user_id)
WHERE t1.created_at = '2021-03-31'
  AND t2.created_at = '2021-04-01'

On 8+ use window function (balance - LAG(balance)).

A: if it is always two specific date you want to compare :
select
  user_id
  , sum(case when created_at ='2021-04-01' then balance end)
    - sum(case when created_at ='2021-03-31' then balance end)
from tablename
where created_at IN ('2021-03-31','2021-04-01')
group by user_id

this method calls table only once

A: try this code
Select a.user_id,a.Balance-b.Balance from table1 a
LEFT JOIN table1 b ON a.user_id=b.user_id GROUP BY a.user_id,a.created_at;

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Taking a behind the scenes look at Duffy's Comedy Workshop in Lincoln, Neb. sparked my interest in video work.
Covering the bi-weekly food drive organized by Jacob's Well sealed the deal on my love for video. Some stories simply need to be seen; this is one of them.
As I approached graduation, the Daily Nebraskan started an opinion video series. I was asked to break the ice with a piece about my ongoing struggles with alopecia areata.


Halloween is just around the corner, have your decided on a costume yet? More importantly have your kids? As my family grows the idea of a group costume becomes more appealing, I mean how adorable is that? Last year Little Lady chose to be a bunny. After putting together her costume I thought it would be perfect if the rest of the family could coordinate. We ended up being an odd little farm family with a bunny, a cow, a farmer and a carrot. It worked and we all had a blast. This year I'm not sure we can pull it off, but I am loving all the possibilities. I found 20 Fun Family Halloween costumes that are just too cute.
8. Bob Ross, Happy Little Tree & Squirrel Family Costumes | C.R.A.F.T.
17. Skeleton Family | B-Inspired Mama!
Have you ever done a family or group costume? I'd love to hear all about it. If not, tell me what your ideal family costume would be.
Such a cute roundup Sarah! Pinned.
thx so much for sharing some of my family costumes! I'm still trying to figure out what to do this year, so thx!


The Home Energy Management (HEM) project is part of the Building Technology Accelerator (BTA) – a flagship within the theme Transforming the Built Environment of the Climate-Knowledge and Innovation Community (Climate-KIC) initiative established by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT).
The HEM project develops a multilayered energy consumption prediction tool that has a high resolution in time (e.g. explaining the origin of peaks) and in space (e.g. explaining the impact of local activities). Living lab setups, behavior studies, and technology surveys guide this development.
"Metering" (indoor/outdoor conditions, building technologies and material performance), which is the HEM sensor network initially built at the HSB Living Lab.
"Behavior recognition" (interaction of users with energy consuming building technologies), which is the basis for energy demand prediction.
"Appliance integration" (internet of things), which overlaps appliance usage and impacts with building technologies and operation.
"Surveys" (user feedback data), which generates a knowledge database regarding energy consumption and awareness of saving potentials.
"Prediction" (event based factor analyses), which aims for close, mid-term, and long-term behavior related energy demand.


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On the way to what is intended to be "one of the world's most advanced fuel cell R&D facilities", hybrid truck design company Nikola Motor Company has signed the first $16 million order to purchase equipment for the first phase of its fuel cell development laboratory. In the final stage, the company will have invested several $100 million in the lab.
The new fuel cell R&D facility will enable Nikola to develop, validate and test its entire fuel cell system, including membrane electrode assemblies, stampings, stacks, and power electronics. The lab will also include climate-controlled chambers and dynamometers to test components independently or as a complete powertrain system.
"It is critical that we move fast and have the best equipment as part of our truck development process," said Mark Russell, Nikola Motor Company's president. He added that by running its own facility, the company will be able to test and validate its fuel cell components in half the time it would take any competitors.
Nikola CEO Trevor Milton expressed his conviction that the fuel cell will replace the diesel engine in the next 10 years. "It is a race to the finish line now for our team. Other OEMs have expressed interest in using Nikola's fuel cell drivetrain and hydrogen stations and we plan on making them available to other OEMs who share our vision", Russell said.


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Steven Lawton
Hints Kylie Jenner Is Having A Girl Can Be Found In Her Home, So Look Closely – UPDATE
By Kelli Boyle
Did you guys know Kylie Jenner might be pregnant?! Hahaha, of course you didn't. This is brand new information!!! Just kidding, this has literally been all I've been writing about since September, so if you haven't heard of this by now I don't really consider you a good friend out of your lack of solidarity. Anyway, we might've found another clue she's actually expecting a baby girl. The new hints that Kylie Jenner is having a girl can be found in the most obvious of places: her home. Based on her Christmas tree, how she decorates her house, and her spending habits lately, there seems to be a definite pattern. And by pattern, we mean she's buying a lot of pink.
Update: On Sunday, Feb. 4, Kylie Jenner confirmed her pregnancy in an Instagram post. She welcomed a daughter on Thursday, Feb. 1.
Earlier: Of course, Jenner could just be feeling #woke and decorating her house/potential baby stuff with pink because she likes the color and is using it in a genderless way, but my money's on the probability that she's using pink as a way to send a hint she's having a girl. A source told People that Jenner has been having a great time buying "pink hues" lately on her shopping adventures, and that's definitely evidenced through the Christmas tree she has in her house.
The tree is decked out in dusty rose ornaments. This could just be a shout out to Jenner's love for the color pink, but it's a lot more fun to make a conspiracy theory out of it and say it's part of a low-key gender reveal. So let's go with that!
Jenner's caption from the Dec. 8 post reads, "thank you @jeffleatham & team for making my XMAS dreams come true! 20 feet of magic! Even more perfect in real life ... 🎀" That "..." followed by the pink bow emoji is cryptic as hell. Kris Jenner reportedly designed the tree, so maybe it was Grandma Kris planning a special tree in honor of the reported upcoming arrival of her youngest daughter's daughter? It's all very sus.
Other decorations in Jenner's house that hint she's having a girl can be found in the Snapchats she posted on Thanksgiving.
Kylie Jenner on Snapchat
Jenner posted a shot of her dining room decked out in pink and butterflies this Thanksgiving. In case you forgot, Travis Scott (Jenner's reported baby daddy) has a song called "Butterfly Effect" that's reportedly about Jenner, and they got matching butterfly tattoos around the time fans believe Jenner learned she was pregnant. So all of the pink furniture in that Thanksgiving pic, along with the wall decals of pink butterflies/butterflies on pink backgrounds, could be a very in-your-face hint from Jenner saying she has a baby girl on the way.
According to People, Jenner won't be confirming her reported pregnancy until after she gives birth, so don't hold your breath. The source told People, "Kylie isn't going to publicly address her pregnancy until she gives birth. She's not doing any public appearances and just wanted to take six months off." As for when her reported baby is due, she and sister Khloé Kardashian's due dates are reportedly very close together in 2018. The source told People Jenner and Kardashian are "approximately four months along" back in September, which means if they are pregnant, their babies will be arriving around March. The source said, "Kylie is over the moon about her pregnancy. Khloé and Kylie are both due around the same time. They are approximately four months along." They added,
Kylie loves how close-knit her family is and is thrilled to bring that to her own family. She feels more prepared than ever, especially since she will be sharing this journey with Khloé. They are looking at it like a unifying experience for them as sisters.
Safe to say it's been hella hard to keep up with all of these damn Kardashians lately, but if Jenner's hints in her home decor mean anything, it's that another Kardashian/Jenner girl is on the way.
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North Loop restaurant, all about desserts, opened Wednesday
By Rick Nelson
July 24, 2018 — 8:57am
Blackberry-raspberry crumble ice cream. Hazelnut-chocolate mousse with hazelnut-praline crunch. Passion fruit soufflés (pictured, above, in a provided photo). Dark chocolate tiramisu. Chinese five-spice Snickerdoodles.
Got your attention? Edwards Dessert Kitchen opens Wednesday in the North Loop in Minneapolis, promising these delicacies, and more. Here are 10 must-know details.
1. Chef Christina Kaelberer is a Minnesota success story. "I grew up baking, all the time," she said. "I would try to figure out how to make a chewy cookie. Chewy is one of my favorite flavors." She enrolled in the culinary program at Art Institutes International in downtown Minneapolis a few days after graduating from St. Louis Park High School. Her first jobs out of school were in the kitchens of Minneapolis hotels: first the Graves 601 (now Loews), then the Chambers (now Le Meridien Chambers). She followed Chambers Kitchen chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten to his Market in Boston, which led to gigs at Bottega in Yountville, Calif., and Spice Market and the Rainbow Room in New York City. Kaelberer was back at the Chambers – this time, at Marin Restaurant & Bar (now Mercy) – when Schwan's recruited her for Edwards Dessert Kitchen. "I'm super-excited to be back in Minneapolis, and doing my own thing," she said. "After hopping all over the country, I'm glad to have found my way back here."
2. What's a dessert restaurant? "We're focusing on nighttime," said Kaelberer. "We're taking our inspiration from [Schwan's] CEO Dimitrios Smyrnios, who felt the need for an evening place, for people leaving restaurants who don't necessarily want to go home, or go to a bar. A place that's approachable, and kid-friendly. A place where people can drop in for a cookie in the afternoon, and a place where people can enjoy the whole realm of desserts." (That's "Strawberry and Crème," pictured, above, in a provided photo).
3. Wait, this place is owned by Schwan's? The Red Baron-Tony's-Freschetta frozen pizza company? Yep. The company's corporate umbrella also includes its Edwards frozen dessert division, although don't expect to encounter a thawed Hershey's S'mores Crème Pie on Kaelberer's menu, because this facility is no showcase for Schwan's products; it's the company's open-to-the-public test kitchen. "This is an innovation test hub," said Kaelberer. "We want to challenge the idea of what dessert can be. They've given me full autonomy. They told me, 'Go' and 'Do,' and 'Don't worry if we can't manufacture it.'"
4. Kaelberer is focusing on presenting classics in a new light. Consider a caramel pudding ($10), boosted with miso. Or a mille-feuille ($15), but one that calls upon banana chips rather than the usual paper-thin puff pastry as the layering element. Or Scotcheroo bars ($5) boosted by curry and cashew accents. "I like to take the familiar, and add something," she said.
One of her favorites is the giant cream puff that's treated like a cream pie, with mango and coconut flavors contrasted with lemongrass curd (pictured, above, in a provided photo). Another: a caramel-topped brownie enriched with mole spices. "It's not spicy, it's spiced," she said. "It won't blow out your palate."
The chocolate layer cake (pictured, above) is fairly straightforward in every aspect except its size, which can best be described as towering. "It's kind of the ultimate chocolate cake," she said. Picture four layers of devil's food alternating with a dark chocolate ganache filling, a monster that's just six inches wide but probably nine inches high. Slices ($10) are served with chocolate sauce and vanilla ice cream. While the case is filled with tarts, verrines (layered goodies served in jar-like glasses), cookies and frozen novelties, several options (all $15) are prepared to order, including a four-dessert tasting platter and a cheese plate.
5. Ice cream has come to the North Loop. A scoop case has room for eight colorful flavors, ranging from basic chocolate (well, not "basic," since the chocolate is a dark and ultra-premium Valrhona) and vanilla to "cinnamon toast swirl" (toasted sourdough crumbs with cinnamon) and red wine/roasted strawberry sorbet. The house-made cones are darkened not with charcoal but black cocoa powder (pictured, above). There are frozen novelties, too. Pops include a semifreddo ode to the peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich (calling upon black currant jam and roasted peanuts) and a buttermilk sorbet filled with a roasted strawberry/balsamic jam is a nod to strawberry shortcake.
6. The kitchen has a savory side. A small number of menu items steer clear of dessert. One mimics the flavors of an "everything" bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon. "Except that we're not making bagels, because we're not a bakery," said Kaelberer. "We're a dessert place." Instead, she fills gougeres ($10) with smoked salmon (from Duluth's Northern Waters Smokehaus) and a mousse of cream cheese, goat cheese and fines herbes; there's a daintier version ($5) that's served as a bar snack. Other items include a Gruyere/smoked ham panini ($10), vegetable quiche ($10) and a sourdough rye tartine ($10) spread with a tangy Wisconsin-made sheep's milk cheese and topped with veggies. "We hope to capture the brunch crowd," said Kaelberer. Oh, and the bar also features what sounds like a highly addictive snack: ancho chile-dusted caramel corn ($5).
7. There will be plenty for those following gluten-free and vegan diets. "We want to be inclusive," said Kaelberer. "We want people with dietary restrictions to come in and get something really delicious. I like to make people happy."The salted butter chocolate chunk cookies ($5) are prepared with a house-formulated gluten-free flour mix – a blend of gluten-free oat flour, potato starch and brown rice flour (on the safe side, Kaelberer prefers to use "gluten-friendly" rather than "gluten-free," "Because we have flour flying around everywhere in here," she said), a mixture that mimics wheat flour's texture to the point "where you'll never know the difference," said Kaelberer. A passion fruit-chocolate mousse ($10) is prepared without dairy, and a vegan sorbet ($10, sized for sharing) is composed of avocados, lime juice and simple syrup. "It's super-fatty, but refreshing," said Kaelberer. "It's sweet without being a sugar bomb. We've been working on making desserts less sweet."
8. It's a counter-service setup. "After you order, we bring the food out to you," said Kaelberer. "We think of it as 'fine casual' rather than 'fast casual,' that extra notch of hospitality."
9. Yes, there are cocktails. The bar program is being overseen by the folks at Tattersall Distilling Co. in Minneapolis, with a half-dozen cocktails ($12) and 10 wines – including four sparkling options – at $12/glass and $45/bottle, plus one $8 draught chardonnay. Coffee is from St. Paul's True Stone Coffee Roasters.
10. The restaurant is a key tenant in a historic structure that has been brought back from a precarious existence. The Italianate-style Lowry Morrison Building (pictured, above) was a brick-and-mortar investment by a pair of city fathers, Thomas Lowry and Clinton Morrison, and dates to 1879. Restaurateur John Rimarcik (the nearby Monte Carlo), has owned the property for nearly 20 years, waiting for the right opportunity to restore the 5,000 square foot, three-story structure. Although it has teetered toward derelict for decades ("When we looked at it last year, it was pretty busted," said Kaelberer. "But every time we drove past it we said, 'I wish we could go in there.'"), it survived, in part by virtue of its location; had it been a block or so to the east, it would have been demolished in the early 1960s as part of the Gateway urban renewal project. "It's a gorgeous character building, it's just amazing, the kind that used to be up and down Washington Avenue," said David Shea of Shea Design, the Minneapolis firm behind the look of Edwards Dessert Kitchen. "It was going to fall into a heap in the ground, and John is about the only curmudgeon who could have saved it. He saw there was value in it, he was patient and knew that transforming it would make a major difference on Washington Avenue." The building's other storefront will be occupied by InVision eyewear, and offices will lease the upper two floors.
Inside, Shea & Co. have made full use of the building's bones.
Cream-colored brick, graceful arches, enormous windows and a battered but carefully restored maple floor are the backdrop for custom-designed furniture and lighting fixtures, and a sleek counter fashioned from milky Vermont Danby marble.
Address book: Edwards Dessert Kitchen is located at 200 Washington Av. N. in Minneapolis, 612-800-0335. Open noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, noon to midnight Friday, 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
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8 year old dogs, Willow (Labradoodle) and Tigger (Springador) would love a home together. Very distressing circumstances brought them to having to be surrendered to us and Tigger's insecurity would be helped if his buddy Willow could be with him.
They have both lived with Chihuahua's and are happy around them but are not used to cats.
They have not lived with smaller children, so dog savvy children 8+ in their new home would be sensible.
Tigger and Willow will cry if left for long periods so there should be someone in and around the house most of the day to keep them company.
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Q: Configure QEMU to test multi-seat operating system (multiple consoles) as part of an academic course we're implementing a simple OS. We've used QEMU so far to simulate an x86 processor to run our OS on. Now, we've come up with an idea to extend our OS to support multiple users, preferably in such a way that would support simultaneous use of the OS and several of its resources.
My question is if there's any way we could run QEMU in a way that would, for example, open 2 QEMU monitors/consoles/terminals (not sure about the correct term in this case), each representing a different user, and both use a single instance of the OS. Say these two monitors are initialized to run a distinct instance of shell program that we have as a user program in out OS.
A similar ability we've seen so far was to run QEMU while listening on some port for gdb connection, which we're able to connect to through another console by running gdb, thus entering debugging mode. One console would display our OS output, and the other is used for gdb commands.
Has anyone got any idea how can such a thing be done? Thanks!

A: Yes, there is a way. As Peter Cordes said, you need to configure a multi-seat VM. A seat is a set of human interface devices which commonly includes a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse. The difficulty isn't as much in hardware configuration as in software configuration. The circle of Linux users building multi-seat (physical) computers is small, so software support is scarce and buggy. Below I described a hardware configuration which I run in a VM.
Hardware
An example command line creating a VM with two seats:
qemu-system-x86_64 -display gtk -enable-kvm -cpu host -monitor stdio\
    -nodefaults\
    -machine q35,accel=kvm -m 1G\
    -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file=/usr/share/edk2-ovmf/x64/OVMF_CODE.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,file=OVMF_VARS.fd\
    -device virtio-blk-pci,addr=01.0,drive=root-fs -drive id=root-fs,file="$HOME/temp/qemu/ata.qcow2",if=none\
    -device virtio-gpu-pci,id=seat0-video,addr=08.0,xres=1024,yres=768\
    -device virtio-keyboard-pci,addr=09.0,display=seat0-video\
    -device virtio-tablet-pci,addr=0a.0,display=seat0-video\
    -device virtio-gpu-pci,id=seat1-video,addr=0c.0,xres=600,yres=800\
    -device virtio-keyboard-pci,addr=0d.0,display=seat1-video\
    -device virtio-tablet-pci,addr=0e.0,display=seat1-video

The output of lspci -tv in the VM should be:
-[0000:00]-+-00.0  Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller
           +-01.0  Red Hat, Inc. Virtio block device
           +-08.0  Red Hat, Inc. Virtio GPU
           +-09.0  Red Hat, Inc. Virtio input
           +-0a.0  Red Hat, Inc. Virtio input
           +-0c.0  Red Hat, Inc. Virtio GPU
           +-0d.0  Red Hat, Inc. Virtio input
           +-0e.0  Red Hat, Inc. Virtio input
           +-1f.0  Intel Corporation 82801IB (ICH9) LPC Interface Controller
           +-1f.2  Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 6 port SATA Controller [AHCI mode]
           \-1f.3  Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller

PCI devices 08.0, 09.0, and 0a.0 are intended for seat0. PCI devices 0c.0, 0d.0, and 0e.0 are intended for seat1. tablet is actually a mouse. A GPU is the main device of a seat. The display parameter of a non-main device belonging to a seat should be the identifier of the main device of that seat so QEMU GUI shows seats properly.
This hardware topology is simplified comparing to topologies of physical computers with PCI Express. In this VM, all devices are on the same PCI bus, while a physical computer with PCI Express have a PCI bus for every physical device. If this topology doesn't work, try to imitate physical topology more closely as described in "PCI EXPRESS GUIDELINES" of QEMU.
In the QEMU GUI window that shows GPU output and receives mouse and keyboard events, click on the main menu View → Show Tabs. There should be a tab for every GPU.
OVMF is needed because this VM runs a UEFI BIOS. $HOME/temp/qemu/ata.qcow2 is a block device containing a root file system of Linux.
udev
Abstractly, you need to communicate device identifiers to programs implementing UI. Usual GUI programs like the Xorg server and the Weston server get this information from udev. A sysadmin should attach devices to seats by setting the ID_SEAT variable of a device to the name of the seat this device belongs to. Then UI programs should be started with a command line option telling which seat the program should work on.
ID_SEAT is a udev ENV variable. It can be set depending on the device's properties and place in the hardware topology with udev rules. If a device has no ID_SEAT, it's assumed to belong to the seat called seat0.
The udev daemon executes rules in "/etc/udev/rules.d/". An example rules file "/etc/udev/rules.d/97-seat.rules" which sets ID_SEAT:
TAG=="seat", ENV{DEVPATH}=="/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0[cdef].0", ENV{ID_SEAT}="seat1"
TAG=="seat", ENV{DEVPATH}=="/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0[cdef].0/*", ENV{ID_SEAT}="seat1"

The meaning of a rule above is to set ID_SEAT of a device whose DEVPATH variable matches the specified regular expression and whose TAGS variable contains the string seat. The DEVPATH variable of a device stores the path to that device in the sys file system. The asterisk in the rule matches strict descendants of /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0[cdef].0, but doesn't match this device itself. This is why two rules are needed. The command udevadm info $DEV_PATH shows ENV variables of the device referred by $DEV_PATH. For example, udevadm info /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0c.0/virtio5/drm/card1 should output:
P: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0c.0/virtio5/drm/card1
N: dri/card1
L: 0
S: dri/by-path/pci-0000:00:0c.0-card
E: DEVPATH=/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0c.0/virtio5/drm/card1
E: DEVNAME=/dev/dri/card1
E: DEVTYPE=drm_minor
E: MAJOR=226
E: MINOR=1
E: SUBSYSTEM=drm
E: USEC_INITIALIZED=1661999
E: ID_PATH=pci-0000:00:0c.0
E: ID_PATH_TAG=pci-0000_00_0c_0
E: ID_FOR_SEAT=drm-pci-0000_00_0c_0
E: ID_SEAT=seat1
E: DEVLINKS=/dev/dri/by-path/pci-0000:00:0c.0-card
E: TAGS=:master-of-seat:uaccess:seat:
E: CURRENT_TAGS=:master-of-seat:uaccess:seat:

Display server
As was said, UI programs should be started with a seat command line option. For the Xorg server, this option is called -seat. Display servers like the Xorg server are more often started via a display manager. I know only one display manager that supports multi-seat, LightDM. There is an indication that SDDM supports multi-seat too. LightDM presents user login forms on all seats (that have a GPU). Unfortunately, there is no way to make LightDM to ignore a seat.


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INVESTIGATION INTO THE DEATH OF SYLVESTER OROMONI OF DOWEN COLLEGE, LEKKI, ONGOING
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The Lagos State Police Command is not unaware of the reported death of one Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year-old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos which is currently going viral on the social media.
The Command wishes to inform the public that, although no formal report of the incident was made to the police, the Commissioner of Police, upon hearing about it instantly directed the Divisional Police Officer, Maroko Division under whose jurisdiction the place of incident is to immediately visit the school to carry out initial investigation into the incident.
This directive has been carried out as investigation into the case has since commenced. However, in view of the seriousness of the case, the Homicide Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, has also been directed to take over investigation of the case immediately.
Members of the public, particularly the deceased's bereaved parents, friends and relatives, are assured that the Lagos State Police Command has deployed all available human and material resources at its disposal to unravel the circumstances surrounding the sad and unfortunate incident.
While diligent investigation is ongoing, members of the public are advised against taking the law into their own hands. They are also enjoined to refrain from comments that could jeopardize investigation.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Odumosu, while commiserating with the bereaved family, has equally assured that the outcome of police investigation would be made public in due course.
CSP ADEKUNLE AJISEBUTU (ANIPR),
POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
LAGOS STATE COMMAND.
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I've always been irritated by the sorts of articles that you see in womens magazines on this topic, as they were so obviously not written after actually, you know, talking to guys. Indeed a lot of guys are reluctant to talk about themselves and their issues, so how lucky we are to have plenty of feminist women ready to fill the vacuum by putting words in our mouths.
As a consequence I was just thinking about writing a post on the issue only to then come across this recent article entitled "10 annoying myths women believe about men".
Have a read and then come back and let me know what you think.
One thing not specifically mentioned in this article is that men like to work (and play) within a consistent decision-making framework. Ideally that framework is arrived at democratically, byt failing that even an imposed framework is better that none. It drives men crazy when both the rules of engagement, and the goalposts, vary from one day to the next with the same woman … and from one woman to the next on the very same day. Men are thus continually 'walking on eggshells' and can rarely relax in the knowledge that they are doing the right thing by women.
Is it any wonder that many simply throw up their hands in frustration and endeavour to remove themselves from the fray as much as possible?
I believe that this is one for the reasons for the increasing number of men choosing partners from non-western backgrounds. Feminists would have us believe that such men go looking for submissive house-keepers, and this is correct in a small minority of cases. Usually though, guys are drawn towards a partner who has a consistent and usually complementary (rather than competitive or combative) approach towards nurturing and maintaining a relationship.
I came across an article about an Australian report compiled in late 2013 by advertising agency M&C Saatchi which is entitled 'The Modern [Aussie] Man'. The article includes links to some media coverage about the report, including these three negative ones in the Fairfax 'Daily Life' blog, the Sydney Morning Herald and the Guardian. I'd recommend you take the time to also read those articles, as well as other linked resources and related readers comments.
I'll be returning to expand this post in the near future.
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If your child, like my nine-year old son at the time, is really into Greek mythology and you are looking for some creative fun preparing a birthday party, you may like to use some of these ideas. I went a little crazy and made a whole board game, but you could also just use the cards for labors, questions, and oracles. The game can be adapted to different ages and numbers of teams. For this party, I had two teams (team 'Perseus' and 'Theseus'), with an equal amount of 'experts' in each team who happened to know more about Greek myths. The game lasted about an hour, after which the winning team could first hit the piñata of the Trojan horse (after which the candy was equally distributed over the party bags).
To make it more fun I made the board game table size, using four white poster boards taped together, a black marker, blue and green paint, and label stickers cut in halves for the steps. I used the map at the front of D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths for reference, having Mount Olympus in the upper left corner and Troy in the upper right.
For the pawns I dressed two action figures from the dollar store in a white piece of cloth and taped them to a standard. The Trojan horse was a de-feminized party piñata horse (girly eyes replaced and manes taken off).
For ships to reach Troy I used card board for the flat base, and bendable straws and paper for the sail. The dice was made of a small white cardboard gift box. We used party coins for tokens, which can be replaced by candies.
Cards for the twelve 'labors,' the questions, and the oracles to deciphered were printed on card stock, cut into four pieces.
The object of the game is to enter the city of Troy first. This can only be done by collecting enough tokens to buy a ship to cross the Aegean Sea and to build the Trojan Horse at the gates of Troy. Tokens can be earned by answering a question, or by doing a labor. Teams can also lose tokens by having to sacrifice to one of the gods. A condition to enter the city of Troy is that all the children (in both teams) have done a labor.
In my game I had 12 spaces for labors, 12 spaces for questions, 12 spaces for sacrifices to one of the Olympic gods, and 4 spaces for oracles (for explanation see below). In addition, I had a few towns and 12 general spaces with directions, such as "You opened Pandora's box. Skip one turn to deal with miseries'; "The Pythia predicts your future. Move three spaces ahead," and "Eris wants to cause discord. Switch places with the other team" ) .
the children in the teams take turns when rolling the dice for their team. If the person rolling the dice would get to a labor he is the one to do it; if he had already done his labor he could appoint the person to do it.
Labors earn two tokens instead of one. Each child has to do at least one labor. There are (because of the Hercules myth) only twelve labors.You do not need to do all labors if you have less than twelve children participating. You may need to use up all twelve labors, though, if the team at the gate has to earn enough tokens for the Trojan Horse. If Troy is reached before each child in the team has done a labor the team at the Troy gate has to wait until all required labors are done.
Sing a love song from Apollo to Daphne etc.
All children in a team will take turns in answering questions. Although a labor earns a team two tokens, answering a question right gets you only one (this is to prevent the experts spoiling the fun). However, expert advice can be asked from the members of his own team before the question is answered. If the answer is wrong, the question goes to the other team. Many trivia questions can be found online. Make sure you have plenty of questions in case a team has to earn extra tokens.
Messages from the oracle of Delphi were often garbled, and left for the visitors to figure out. You can use word scrambles, riddles or other puzzles (make sure they only take 2 or 3 minutes). The team can only move forward when the message is deciphered. You may get some ideas from this free puzzle maker site .
Give each team two tokens to start. A sacrifice costs a team two tokens. The ship to cross the Aegean Sea costs 8 tokens, and the Trojan horse 6 tokens. If a team does not have enough tokens to pay for any of these, they can earn extras by doing a labor or answering a question on the spot. Before a team can win by buying the Trojan horse and entering Troy all children in both teams must have done a labor.
Do you have any comments and questions? Post a comment below or contact me directly!


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We're featuring a Cosplayer who portrays a wide array of strong heroines in her work!
This week on the Cosplay Artist Spotlight, we're taking a look at the work of Illisia Cosplay. Her work focuses heavily on characters from videogames, movies, and comics that are both strong and dynamic. She works in a variety of mediums, and has an excellent ability to portray her character choices to the fullest, embodying both their skill and grace in her images. Enjoy the work of Illisia Cosplay!
I discovered cosplay when a friend ask me to go to a convention with her. When I saw that people dressed up as their favourite characters, I thought I would love to do that as well. I started to be involved in cosplay in 2008, but it was not until 2013 that I created my first cosplay all made by me.
What inspires me is my passion for videogames, anime, series… I love to represent my love for them in the shape of cosplays. Plus, I love all the creative process and meeting people with the same interests in conventions.
I would say I'm more into armors, though I also love doing props and for some years I've been learning a lot about sewing too, though there's always room for improvement!
Something that is a challenge for me! I love using new materials, learning new things, trying out mad ideas… that's why I always try to challenge myself, though from time to time it's great to do something simple and fun.
Katarina from League of Legends and Tyrande and Jaina from World of Warcraft. I think they're the ones that represent me the most.
I usually use a lot of different materials, as I think you have to find the perfect material for each need, but if I had to decide, I'd say pleather (fake leather) fabric.
I love Overwatch fandom! People are so creative and fun, I always laugh at Overwatch memes and enjoy meeting OW cosplayers.
Videogames! I play on PS4, 3DS and computer mainly.
9. What projects are you working on in the future?
Right now I'm very close to finishing Alleria from World of Warcraft and next I'd love to do Triss from The Witcher or the new model of Jaina from WoW.
10. What conventions are you attending this next season?
I'm not sure yet! I hope I can attend Gamescom again this year, but you never know.
The cosplay community has so many talented and inspirational people that it is difficult to choose just a few! I must say that from the beggining, Kamui has been a great reference for me.
Usually I prefer listening to music rather than series or movies, but I've been watching "The Inmortals" while I cosplay because it's easy to follow even though you're not looking. However, my favourite thing to do is cosplay streaming on twitch in which the viewers can suggest songs… it's so much fun!
Don't be afraid, just do it! Enjoy it, have fun, meet new people, share your knowledge and don't let anyone bring you down. It might be hard at the beggining and you will need to learn new things, sometimes by failing, but never give up! Keep learning, be kind, enjoy.


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The Practice employs two accredited Conservation Architects and have completed a number of projects in the heritage towns of Birr and Roscrea in addition to Tullamore and Kilbeggan.
Kenny Lyons + Associates, have extensive experience in a broad range of construction areas, and have been in practice in Tullamore since 2005. The Practice previously traded until 2005 as Kenny & Associates.
The practice can guarantee you a professional service and direct one to one contact with the Directors aided by the backup of an experienced and well trained technical team.
Kenny Lyons & Associates are centrally located in Ireland at Tullamore, Co. Offaly and can visit most sites around the country within 2 hours which we believe is a unique service that many Irish Architects cannot offer.
Kenny Lyons & Associates are registered Architects with the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland.
If you would like to get professional advice from a Qualified Registered Architect Kenny Lyons & Associates would be delighted to take your query.
Kenny Lyons & Associates are pleased to be associated with a volunteer project to build an Educare centre in South Africa with Streetwise Building Projects. For more information check out our news and events page.


Do not think of anything you can make a contest about. If you accidentally think of something about which you could make a nice contest, strike this thougt immediately! Go do something else.
Better to not think at all than about creating a contest!
If you want to give someone a prize, do never make a contest for that! Just make the prize and give it away without expecting an entry. Think in terms of giving and not in terms of earning.
Tell people they can use all kinds of things. Beings, objects, themepacks, elements etc.. Think for example of Chorzo and giraffes. Advice people to use them thingy's as much as possible. Except this one of course.
Do never set a deadline! Just let the people go about their business. Setting a deadline can make people think of a contest and make them all nervous and stressed out.
"Did you know that people work better at a more smaller amount of time?", young scientists say. Anyways I love the tutorial!
in a nutshell: Just don't click Create a Strip.


Britain's biggest club-organised postcard fair is hoping to avoid a repeat of the car park confusion which baffled some collectors last year.
Reading & District Cigarette Card & Postcard Club has an impressive list of more than 75 dealers lined up for its annual fair at the Rivermead Leisure Centre on Sunday July 1, from 9-30am-4-30pm.
Club spokesman Roy Sheppard said: "At last year's event some understandable unfavourable comments regarding the mystery of the car parking system and charges were reported.
"We would like to clarify the situation in advance this year. The club cannot change or influence the car parking charges or arrangements as the car park is run by a commercial private company which set the charges and conditions.
"The park operates on an automatic number plate recognition system, the minute you drive in a photo is recorded of your car number plate, and on leaving the same applies, hence your total time stay is noted against your vehicle registration number.
"There is only one pay station, at the main entrance to the sports centre – not at the side doors leading into the fair. There are two pay machines there and you will have to enter your car registration number and payment for your estimated duration of stay.
The covered over (hooded) pay machines belong to Reading council and are not in use.
The Sunday charges are up to 30 minutes – free; up to 3 hours – £1; up to 5 hours – £2.50; and over 5 hours – £5. The 30 free minutes are not included as an addition to your pre-paid time stay.
Want to know what's hot on the auction scene in postcards?
The May issue of Picture Postcard Monthly, which will be out on April 23/24, contains a bumper four page look at the big sellers in the auctions houses – and online.
Why not order your copy today?
Major feature articles include a look at Trench Life in World War One on the German side of No Man's Land; Glitz at the Ritz – foreign hotels with spectacular rooms with a view; how to date old French postcards; the poster cards of Ludwig Hohlwein; a review of the world's biggest postcard fair at Shepton Mallet a fortnight ago; and the final in our series of six features about French publishers Levy and Sons of Paris.
Plus there will be all the regular favourites such as Postbag, Card Chat (a look at modern postcards), Newsdesk and a full look at the upcoming fairs across Britain and the major ones overseas.
A must buy at £3.85 or just £38 for a UK subscription (£48 Europe and £60 further afield). Readers in 24 countries outside of Britain can't be wrong!
Wirral Postcard Club, which makes a donation to a local charity after every one of its fairs, is staging its next event on June 9, from 10am-4pm at Thornton Hough Village Hall in Manor Road.
It will be selling local photos, ephemera and books as well as postcards.
Please note this fair is on Saturday June 9 – and NOT Sunday June 9 as incorrectly stated in the April issue of PPM.
Call 0151 608 7611 or email ian@yesterdayswirral.co.uk for details.
The April issue of PPM is available from today (Thursday March 22) – when it will be delivered to most subscribers' homes.
You can order your copy from us, or it will be available from selected dealers at fairs around the country, including the Festival of Cards at Shepton Mallet, Somerset, which is being held tomorrow and Saturday (March 23/24).
Major stories in this edition include an in-depth look at Britain's first postcard magazine, which started 116 years ago, the postcard world of King Edward VII, the Goring-on-Thames floods of 1903, the World War One hero and Victoria Cross recipient whose life was saved by a packet of postcards in his top pocket, famous wooden buildings on postcards, a look at The Netherlands from the air, the cartoonist and satirist Martin Anderson (known as Cynicus), and how photographers in the Golden Age helped turn those daytime views into night scenes.
The 56-page a month Picture Postcard Monthly costs £3.85. An annual subscription is £38 in the UK. Different rates apply for the readers we have in 24 countries outside of Britain.
Hundreds of postcard collectors are set to descend on the Bath and West Showground near Shepton Mallet in Somerset for the world's biggest fair for the hobby.
Organiser Barrie Rollinson has got around 140 dealers, a number travelling from overseas, booked for the two-day event which starts tomorrow (Friday March 23) and is open from 10am-6pm.
It ends on Saturday, when the opening hours are 9.30am-4pm.
Dealers from eastern Europe, North America, France, Germany and Holland are among the foreign continent.
Visit www.festivalofcards.com for more information. Admission is £4 on Friday and £2 on Saturday.
Neil Baldry has organised three new fairs at Twyford in Berkshire this year.
Weeks after cancelling a planned fair at Maidenhead, which was originally scheduled for March 11, Neil has unveiled three dates for Loddon Hall, at which he expects to attract at least ten dealers.
The first event will be on May 13, to be followed by other fairs in September and November.
Tristain Brittain has also just released the dates for his next two fairs – at Wickham, near Portsmouth, on the Bank Holiday of May 7, and Kempton Park racecourse, London, on June 16. For more details, read the May edition of Picture Postcard Monthly, which will be out by April 24.
Leeds Postcard Fair organiser Claire Gamble has apologised to customers for having to cancel her event at Pudsey Civic Hall tomorrow (Sunday March 4).
Heavy snow meant too many dealers had no chance of safely travelling to the venue – so the event was called off yesterday (Friday).
Claire is putting on an extra event on Sunday July 1 – having cancelled her September event because of the clash with Jack Stasiak's two-day York extravaganza.
Former submariner Mike Smith is selling his massive 11,000-strong collection of pier postcards which were amassed over 20 years of collecting.
Read about Mike's auction for the cards of cards featuring structures in England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man, in the March edition of Picture Postcard Monthly.
Mike is selling them for the best offer received before April 21. The lot includes around 100 cards by the artist AR Quinton featuring piers.
The collection also includes piers that have long disappeared, disasters, seaside and river piers, hold-to-lights, internal views and troupes and shows on piers.
Mike, who spent eight years in the Royal Navy on submarines and surface ships, said: "I've long had this fascination with piers – I suppose, like ships, they go out to sea.
Show organiser Stan Woodhouse cancelled his fair at St Ives on March 17 because of lack of dealer numbers.
Fifteen dealers had booked for the event but that's not enough to avoid Stan making a loss on the show if he carried on with it. The event was due to be just five days before the dealers' set-up day at Shepton Mallet – the world's biggest postcard fair, which this year has more than 130 dealers booked from home and abroad.
And Neil Baldry has called off his postcard and antiques fair at Maidenhead, Berkshire, for March 11, partly because of problems around his proposed replacement venue and lack of suitable car parking.
See the March issue of PPM for the full stories.
The March issue also carries the name of every dealer so far booked for the two-day Festival of Cards at Shepton, Somerset, on March 23/24.
It also includes the full fair listings for March, April and May 2018, as well as news on auctions in Britain and overseas.
Following the demise of J Salmon of Kent as a postcard publisher, the Isle of Wight company of WJ Nigh and Sons is now almost certainly the world's longest established family-run operation – dating back to 1903.
PPM takes an in-depth look at the company in the February issue – which will be distributed to UK subscribers' homes tomorrow (January 22).
We meet the two brothers and their cousin who now run the business, and the brothers' father Terry, now retired from the Shanklin-based company, but currently working as archivist, helping to preserve Nigh's heritage from the last 115 years.
Terry, grandson of the founder William James Nigh, picks out some of his favourite Nigh images from the decades, and explains where he has chosen them.
Other articles in the February issue include a tribute from the Prime Minister to a postcard dealer's work for charity, and reports and feature articles on battleships of the Edwardian era, the Winchester area photographer Leonard Robert Taylor, artistic sporting postcards, modern drinks-related poster cards and mini-golf in Aberystwyth.
It also includes the regular features such as Postbag (our vibrant letters page), Clubscene (reports from the clubs around the UK) and Hammertime (news from the auction rooms).
If you don't subscribe, why not order your copy today?


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Learn about Modigliani, sculptor and painter and how African Art influenced his work.
Learn about Paul Cezanne, one of the greatest painters of our time.
A brief look at German Expressionism and the Blue Rider Group and how artists like Franz Marc and Wassily Kandinsky can inspire us to make our own art.
Use inspiration from art history, Claude Monet, to learn how to draw with oil pastels. Want the supplies in this video? Visit us at indigoartbox.com.
Did you know Claude Monet was nearly blind towards the end of his life? See how his style changed over time.
Did you know Edgar Degas despised being called an Impressionist artist?
Learn how to draw with oil pastels and learn about art history! Art supplies delivered, projects inspired by art history.
Did you know Kandinsky had synesthesia and painted the colors that heard while he listened to music? Learn about Kandinsky and the time in which he created art.
With inspiration from Paul Cezanne!
Learn how to sculpt with clay, inspired by African art and famous artist Amadeo Modigliani. Want the supplies in this video? Visit us at indigoartbox.com.
Draw with inspiration from Marc Chagall!
Can you believe that Modigliani's sculpture La Tete sold for over $52.6M in 2010? This set a record for the highest selling price for art sold in France.
Learn to draw a horse and paint with watercolors. We'll use the artist Franz Marc for inspiration. Want the supplies in this video? Visit us at indigoartbox.com.
Did you know Paul Cezanne was rejected by the Academy of Art and Paris Salon during his time? Many now consider Cezanne the grandfather of modern art.
Learn simple techniques for how to draw with oil pastels. We'll also learn about the art master and father of impressionism, Claude Monet.
Use art history for inspiration!
Using art history for inspiration. Let Kurt Schwitters inspire you to make art!
Learn to paint apples by building form with color. We'll use Paul Cezanne for inspiration. Want the supplies in this video? Visit us at indigoartbox.com.
Soft chalk pastels are a fun medium to try out. Learn how to draw and blend with them!
Learn how to create dimensional forms using color and paint.
Learn about art history, get supplies delivered, and watch a how-to video to get you started making your own work of fine art.
Learn one way to sculpt with clay, no kiln required!
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This interpretation of an Eric Burke poem by Jutta Pryor is one of the most satisfying ultra-short videopoems I've seen. It started out as a 15-second film, then was expanded to 20 seconds to incorporate more credits at the end. Somehow, it manages not to seem rushed, and the images are allusive enough to reward multiple viewings. Pryor used music by Masonik and a recording of Burke reading his poem, the text of which originally appeared in THRUSH Poetry Journal. She also credits the POOL group, a Facebook-based (and very international) creative community.
Poet: Eric Burke | Nationality: United States | Filmmaker: Nic S.
A Nic S. video based on a poem at the Poetry Storehouse. Eric Burke is based in Columbus, Ohio and blogs at Anomalocrinus Incurvus. The music is from Soundcloud user Elan Hickler.
The poem originally appeared in qarrtsiluni.