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The Childrens Gallery is dedicated to exhibitions drawn from the national collection, aimed at maximising the enjoyment and enrichment of a visiting child's experience. These exhibitions encourage and challenge children to be engaged and stimulated by art, and are supported by a range of interactive activities. Entry to the Childrens Gallery is free.
23 February 2013 – 4 August 2013 | Childrens gallery
An exhibition exploring artists' responses to issues of sustainability, the natural environment and the interconnectedness of ecological systems.
Creating worlds will present a diverse selection of Australian and Indigenous art from the national collection including sculpture and mixed media, paintings, prints and photographic works. It aims to inspire audiences of all ages to take positive action for a sustainable future, and to excite and educate visitors about the creative possibilities for looking after and interacting with our environment. View more
Arthur Wicks Alchemist Dreaming: River = Water 2009 digital print National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, gift of the artist 2010
7 July 2012 – 10 February 2013 | Childrens gallery
A picture is worth a thousand words, as the saying goes. Since the early 20th century when Picasso and Braque made their radical breakthrough with Cubism, there has been a flourishing of modern and contemporary art produced with text at its core. Alphabets with their infinite potential for words; the visual form of letters; the art of printmaking with its origins in typography; and the artists' book are some of the themes explored in this exhibition.
Brook Andrew, Wiradjuri people I see you 2005 (detail) Print, stencil National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Gift of the artist, donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2012
4 February - 24 June 2012 | Childrens gallery
Play embraces painting, photography, prints and sculpture from across the National Gallery of Australia's remarkable collection. This exhibition reminds us of the importance of play in an artist's practice, and in our lives.
Richard Tipping Sing 2004 print Gordon Darling Australia Pacific Print Fund, 2008 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
16 October 2010 – 18 Sept 2011 | Childrens Gallery
Connections explores the rich conversations that can take place between works of art across cultures, place and time.
Islamic works of art are paired with others in the national art collection under themes such as calligraphy, geometry, colour and the garden. Visitors will discover the beauty and diversity of Islamic art and develop an understanding of its influence around the world.
Iran Tile 17th century National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, bequest of William F Wells
19 February – 19 September 2010 | Childrens Gallery
Shimmer examines the many ways artists have employed colour, pattern, line and materials to give their work a special energy in the eye of the viewer. Through a display of works from the national collection, this exhibition explores various interpretations of the power of patterns.
Audrey Flack Jolie madame (Pretty woman) 1973 (detail) National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 1978 © Audrey Flack
21 March – 8 June 2009 | Childrens Gallery
Many artists are attracted to ideas of movement, change and transformation, and animals and beings (real and mystical) are favourite subjects when depicting these ideas in works of art.
Silently stirring explores these themes through prints, drawings, photography and sculpture from the national collection.View more
Lionel Lindsay Siesta 1924 wood-engraving National Gallery of Australia Bequest of Alan Queale, 1982
13 Sep 2008 – 8 March 2009 | Childrens Gallery
Visit an exhibition that is just like home. Home at last features prints, drawings, photographs, paintings and decorative arts by Australian artists from the national collection. The exhibition links art making and the home and demonstrates that works of art are often inspired by the artist's home environment. Picture my world is a collaborative project between the Gallery and early childhood educational centres in the Canberra region in response to the themes of home and sense of place in Home at lastView more
Howard Arkley Floral exterior 1996 National Gallery of Australia, Canberra Purchased 2001 © The Estate of Howard Arkley
12 April – 30 August 2008 | Children's Gallery
An exhibition designed especially for children 3-8 years old in conjunction with Turner to Monet: the triumph of landscape.
Discover art works which are made from trees, are about trees or even things that live in trees. Treescape's aim is to stimulate an appreciation of trees as a subject for interesting and exciting artworks.
See paintings, photographs, drawings, prints, sculpture, installations, furniture and more. Children can trace a tree to take home and have fun with a magnetic tree.
Patrick Collins Curtain call 2003 (detail) ceramic, earthenware, tin-glazed National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
14 July 2007 – 30 March 2008 | Children's GalleryBy looking closely at drawings we can get a powerful insight into the thoughts, ideas and processes that artists explore in their works.
Beginning with the drawings of George Lambert, Drawn in explores some of the ways in which artists use drawing. George Lambert was a master draughtsman, who captured the changing world around him through his pencil impressions and explored new artistic ideas. This exhibition aims to show the way drawing can make thinking visible.
John Brack 'Study for the painting and the lithograph 'Junior Latin American' [Sketch for 'Junior Latin American']' 1969 conte crayon, pencil image Collection of the National Gallery of Australia © Helen Brack
Tools & Techniques
of printmaking
14 April – 1 July 2007 | Children's Gallery
Designed to support The story of Australian printmaking 1801–2005, this exhibition displays materials and tools used by artists to create a variety of prints. Etchings, relief prints, lithographs and screenprints selected from the Australian print collection are exhibited with relevant tools and materials. Informative wall texts, extended labels and videos describe the processes explored by printmakers today and in the past.
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John Brack 'Third daughter' 1954 print, intaglio Collection of the National Gallery of Australia © Helen Brack
Creeping through the jungle
9 December 2006 – 1 April 2007 | Children's Gallery free exhibition
Journey back in time to explore the jungles of Australia, the Pacific, Southeast Asia, and the Americas. From a modern Australian artist's views of the Queensland rainforest to an ancient Mayan ceramic jaguar, the Children's Gallery comes alive with the flora and fauna of the tropics. Tropical rainforests contain between 50 and 90 percent of the world's plant and animal species, yet many of these are under grave threat of extinction as a direct result of human activity. Children are encouraged to learn about the animal, bird, insect and plant life of tropical rainforest habitats and to think about their own place in the world and the environment.
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detail: Sinu culture, Columbia 'Finial in the form of a bird' (c. 600-1200) gold. Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
the magic in conservation
28 July – 26 November 2006 | Children's Gallery free exhibition
The crafted object will draw from the Gallery's Abracadabra will be an overview of conservation techniques that reveal the mysteries hidden in works of art. Children will be able to use ultra violet light, magnification, X-ray games and computer technology to see invisible drawing in paintings, discover hidden repairs in ceramics and to see the internal structures of costumes and puppets.View moreConservation
image detail: X-ray of Sandwich man highlighting areas held together with tacks. Alexandra Exter Sandwich man [L'homme sandwich] 1926 watercolour and collage on cardboard with wood, cotton, string, book cloth, copper, sequins, steel tacks, bridge nails, steel wire and eyelets Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Come rain or shine
24 March – 12 June 2006 | Children's gallery
Working from the familiar idea of weather, which we all experience everyday, to the unexpected and dramatic, Come rain or shine will feature works of art from Pre-Columbian ceramic figures to Video Art.
The exhibition will include many references to the paintings of weather conditions, from storms to sun, that children can observe when viewing the exhibition. View more
image detail: James Fardoulys 'The Channel Country no.3' 1965, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Papua New Guinea
8 October 2005 – 12 March 2006
After generations of colonial rule, the free nation of Papua New Guinea was established in 1975. This exhibition celebrates 30 years of independence. Stories and images, both traditional and imaginary, are recorded in pen, pencil, woodcuts and screenprints – all new forms of expression to artists from the region. These prints and drawings, produced in the years around independence, show three ways in which Papua Nuginian artists responded to their contemporary world.
Timothy Akis 'not titled [bird]' 1974 screenprint, Collection of the National Gallery of Australia, Ulli and Georgina Beier Collection
Stage fright :
the art of theatre
3 March – 12 June 2006 | Children's gallery
Stage fright showcases works on paper and costumes from the National Gallery of Australia's collection of Australian Theatre Arts. Stage fright will lead young children and their families on a voyage of discovery through mythology, fairytales, visionary worlds and fantasy characters through designs destined for the ballet, opera and the theatre stage.
detail: Loudon Sainthill 'Costume design for an attendant from The Man Who Loved Redheads' c.1954 pencil and gouache on paper Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
from the House of Tomorrow
19 March – 29 May 2005 | Children's Gallery
futurePlay transforms the Children's Gallery into an ultramodern playroom of the future.
Craig Walsh, David Thomasson, Steven Thomasson [GODLAB] Keith [RP11-345A12] 2003
Big spooks
2 October 2004 – 6 March 2005This exhibition exploits the dramatic qualities of big, bold – and scary – paintings. Drawn from the collection of Australian and International art, Big spooks features large neo-expressionist and surrealist-inspired paintings that will thrill and engage young viewers. Dare to enter the Children's Gallery and see Big spooks!
Detail: Richard Bosman 'Drowning man' 1983 Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
From little things big things grow
Gather round people I'll tell you a story
12 June – 19 September 2004
This Children's Gallery exhibition features colourful, engaging works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island artists. The title is from Paul Kelly and Kev Carmody's song about Indigenous Land Rights, and many of the works are imbued with a strong sense of story drawn from the artists' own experiences of living and working on the land.
Detail: Joan Nancy Stokes 'The Black and White Ringers' 2002 Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Making pictures
13 March – 30 May 2004
Visit a recreated artist's studio from the turn of the century in Making pictures, an exhibition for the Children's Gallery. Designed to complement The Edwardians: Secrets and Desires, Making Pictures includes works by George Lambert, Hugh Ramsay, Thea Proctor and Rupert Bunny who were working in Europe during the Edwardian era. The exhibition also includes the original easel and paintbox belonging to Hugh Ramsay and facsimile editions of the artists' sketch books. Children are invited to create their own self portrait and explore the display through other interactive activities.View more
Detail: George W Lambert 'Portrait Group' 1908 oil on canvas Collection of the National Gallery of Australia Purchased 1967
Hard edge
Geometry in design
15 November 2003 – 11 January 2004
Hard edge: geometry in design, shows how geometry has been used by designers and makers of furniture, ceramics, glass, metalwork, jewellery, textiles and costume since the advent of the Modern movement of the late 19th century to the present. It draws from the Gallery's extensive collection of Australian and international craft and design and has been selected to stimulate younger visitors, offering insights into the ways that designers have used geometry to extend their ideas and to link their work to the wider worlds of architecture and science.View more
Image: 'Hard edge' logo abstract graphic derived from National Gallery of Australia architecture
Photographers get off the ground
23 August – 2 November 2003
Bouncing on a trampoline, speeding through the air on a snowboard, jumping off the highest platform at the pool, riding the waves, diving out of a plane, bungee-jumping into a ravine: the thrill and appeal of being free from gravity and in a state far from an everyday earth-bound one is undeniable. So too have many photographers been fascinated with working out how to best capture on film the body hurtling through space. This exhibition explores this preoccupation through the work of International and Australian photographers from the 1880s to the present.
Detail: Rosemary Laing 'Flight research #6' 1999 Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
In the box
28 March – 10 August 2003
In the box is an activity-based exhibition linking touch and sight – designed to engage young visitors with art by introducing them to a range of paintings from the Gallery's Australian art collection. Ten paintings about people have been selected for their strong narrative and rich detail. A chronological range of styles is displayed, conveying the idea of change in artmaking practice. An object represented in each painting is hidden inside a box. Children are asked to guess what the object is by making a connection between details in the painting and what they feel in the box. Questions and a trail provide additional clues and levels of interaction.
Detail: James Fardoulys 'Shearing the champions at Tinnemburrar' 1973 Collection of the National Gallery of Australia The Estate of James N Fardoulys
Royal Africa
Kings and Chiefs
3 August 2002 – 12 January 2003
Royal Africa: Kings and Chiefs will be shown in the Children's Gallery.
It will be drawn from the Gallery's collection, evoking the splendour and diversity of royal courts in West and Central Africa over 600 years. It will highlight commercial, military and artistic connections between Europe and Africa long before the colonial period.
Detail: Artist unknown Yoruba people, Nigeria Ade: beaded crown early 20th century Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Life in the Emperor's Tomb
Ceramics from ancient China
23 February – 21 July 2002
From elegant storage vessels through to magnificent images of horses and camels, Life in the Emperor's Tomb recaptures the spirit of past worlds through one of the most traditional artistic mediums. This exhibition of ceramics date from the prehistoric period (c.2500 BC) through to the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Detail: 'Guardian Figure' [lokapala] Collection of the National Gallery of Australia Gift of Dr. T.T.Tsui LLD JP
Seeing Red
The art and science of infra-red analysis
17 November 2001 10 February 2002
Have you ever wanted to look through the layers of a painting to the underdrawing first put down by the artist? The examination of works of art using infra-red light can reveal hidden features such as underdrawing and composition changes, aspects of the creation of a work of art that may not be visible in normal light. This technique is used by conservators to gather information about artists materials and techniques. Seeing Red provides a unique opportunity for children to get behind the scenes and envisage art in the making.
Detail: Infra-red image of detail from Augustus Earle 'A bivouac of travellers in Australia in a cabbage tree forest, daybreak' oil on canvas Rex Nan Kivell collection, National Library of Australia
Children's art of the twentieth century
7 Apr 15 July 2001
Childhoods Past features approximately 80 childrens drawings and paintings collected by Frances Derham (1894 1987), artist and educational pioneer. The images portray personal and cultural identity, family and school life, social and political events by children from indigenous Australian communities, urban and regional Australia, Europe and former Australian territories New Britain and Papua New Guinea.
detail: Unknown 'Animal, person, house' Vienna Frances Derham Collection National Gallery of Australia
Lost in Space
12 August 2000 – 25 March 2001
The children's exhibition Lost in Space is a world of cosmic shapes, flying cars, martians, twinkling stars, astronauts, space monsters, sparkling comets, lunar landscapes and the infinite blackness of space. Artists take up their paint, pencils, paper, prints, film, camera, metal and clay to give shape to their vision of space. Visit the interactive Lost in Space and links to other related sites. Meet the challenge of the children's trail and enjoy the wonder of Space.
View moreDetail: Greg Bell 'Every man Searching' 1985 Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
2 October 1999 – 9 April 2000
DOG creates an opportunity to reflect on "man's best friend" and offers children a means to enjoy an exhibition experience showing pet dogs in the backyard, sled dogs in the Antarctic, hunting hounds and Australia's native dog – the dingo.
Detail: Frank Hurley 'Child and Puppy' 1914 Collection of the National Gallery of Australia
Paula Dawson
There's no place like home
13 March – 9 May 1999
In the 1939 classic The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy returns from the illusionary world of Oz to the safety and familiarity of her home in Kansas by clicking the heels of her ruby red slippers and chanting the mantra: 'There's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's no place like home' .Paula Dawson's work of the same name, There's no place like home (1979–80), a holographic representation of a living room in an installation of a suburban house, plays with the notion of representation in a similar way. There's no place like home blurs the boundaries between illusion and reality, just as Dorothy's trip down the Yellow Brick Road happily melded the world of dreams and the people of real life into a Technicolour land of magic.
Detail: Paula Dawson 'There's No Place Like Home' 1979-80 Collection of the artist
3 October 1998 – 31 January 1998
In September 1998 the National Gallery of Australia supplied school students throughout Australia with single-use Kodak cameras and asked them to capture the unique qualities of their communities.
The result is Hotshots, an exploration of Australia's diversity, its people and its land, seen through the eyes of young people.


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Whoever we draft, we need playmakers who have speed.
Please God, let me see 1 Dolphins Superbowl victory before I die.
Eifert and any of the top receivers
Mid Round pick up id love to have.....Conner Vernon. Does nothing but catch anything thrown at him, just a solid ball player
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Donald Driver announces his retirement
WR played 14 years with the Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Donald Driver era has ended in Green Bay.
The longtime wide receiver announced on ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike show this morning he is retiring after 14 years with the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers also made the announcement early Thursday. In a statement, Driver says he's always enjoyed a "special bond" with Packers fans, and "can think of no better way to retire than to celebrate with them and the Packers organization." Driver will officially retire Feb. 6 at the Lambeau Field Atrium.
Driver finishes as the Packers all-time leader in yards receiving (10,137 yards) and catches (743), and is third behind Don Hutson and Sterling Sharpe with 61 touchdown receptions. He had seven 1,000-yard seasons, also a Packers record for a receiver.
He turns 38 on Saturday.
Driver came back to the Packers in 2012, even though the team didn't promise him a job. Driver had eight catches for 77 yards in 2012, which were much lower totals than he normally had.
The Green Bay Packers web site said there will be an official retirement ceremony slated for next Wednesday, Feb. 6, in the Lambeau Field Atrium.


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Izetta A. Weir
JANESVILLE--- Izetta A. Weir, age 92, of Janesville, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at Cozy Little Acres. She was born on June 8, 1920 in Plainfield, WI, the daughter of John J. and Valeria (Liebe) Piekarski. She was from a family of 12 children: Peter Piekarski, Paul Piekarski, John (Marion) Piekarski, Genevieve (John) Jensen, Winifred (Samuel) Weir, Marion Piekarski, Gerald (Helen) Piekarski, Theresa (Lyle) Stavn, Daniel Piekarski, Constance (George) West and Vernetta (Herbert) Riegert. The family moved to Janesville and Izetta spent most of her life here except for some years in Florida. She attended St. Mary's School and Janesville High School. Izetta married Ross Weir on March 11, 1937. She was the mother of 4 children: Kenneth Weir, Larry (Joyce) Weir, Shirley (Wayne) Steele, and Gary Weir. Izetta loved sunshine, reading, crossword puzzles, playing cards (especially Canasta), trips to the casino and quilting. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.
Izetta is survived by her 2 children, Shirley (Wayne) Steele and Gary Weir, both of Janesville; 13 grandchildren: Shannon and Shane Weir, Pamela (Dan) Linneman and Tim Weir all of Janesville, Terri Urban of Stoughton, Lynette (Donald) Combs Jr. of Oshkosh, Jason (Tiara) Weir of Sun Prairie, Wendy (Dan) Relich of Chicago, Jennifer (Mark) Leitz of Ironwood, MI, Gregory Steele of Eau Claire, Corey (Sarah) Weir of Edgerton, Chris (Carrie) Weir of North Carolina, and Brandy (Randi) Martin of Texas; 23 great grandchildren: Shea, Tiffany, Caitlin and Karra Weir, Niqi Linneman, Ben Kettle, Ashley and Ross Steele, Kayla, Kyle, and Kimberly Urban, Josh, Georice Combs, Ryan Relich, Taylor (Dylan) Ross, Kaylyn Steele, Sarah, Ava, and Emma Weir, Devin Cross, Tyler Weir, Ana and Tommy Weir; 4 great great grandchildren: Tatiana Murphy, Traesen Steele, Mariah and Keiana Weir; a brother, Gerald Piekarski; a sister, Winifred Weir; many nieces, nephews, other extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ross; 2 sons, Kenneth and Larry Weir; 5 brothers: Peter and Paul who died in infancy, John, Marion who was MIA in WWII, and Daniel; 4 sisters: Genevieve, Theresa, Constance, and Vernetta; and 3 great grandchildren: Jacob Steele, Lacey Weir, and Gerard Combs.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH, Janesville with Father Jim Kuhn officiating. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Wednesday at ST. PATRICK'S CATHOLIC CHURCH from 12:00 p.m. until the hour of Mass at 1:00 p.m. The family is being assisted by the SCHNEIDER APFEL SCHNEIDER & SCHNEIDER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY.
The family wishes to give deep appreciation to Cozy Lil' Acres and Mercy Hospice for the care they gave Izetta, our Mother, Grandmother, great and great great grandmother.


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This is the final day of our week-long Lineal Collection border launch, and we are so excited to show you this incredible border design!
The second of two Lineal Collection borders using our Rift Series tiles, this utilizes laNeva's unique 2-color tile in a whole new and previously unavailable way-- BIG! This is our very first time offering 4"x4" laNeva Rift Series tiles, and oh, they are gorgeous!
Each Rift tile is handmade, hand glazed and completely unique. There is a natural chemical reaction that occurs at the overlap line of the two glaze colors and depending on the glazes used, this reaction may create bubbles, a muted color blending or a third color entirely. To learn more about our Rift tiles and the name, check out our blog post on the Rift.
Are you ready for our final Lineal Collection design? We present to you, Rift Valley.
(If you want an up close and personal view, click on any image)
A more delicate border overall but with big impact, this one measures approximately 6" H. It's softly undulating, organic Rift pattern creates a division point reminiscent of the horizon.
Rift Valley is shown here using the following laNeva Solid Colors:
- 1"x 6" & 1/2"x 6" liner bars at top and bottom: #68 Twilight
- 1"x2" random insert at bottom: #68 Twilight
- 4"x4" & 2"x 4" Rift Tiles: #95 Lichen/ #68 Twilight
Finished with a sand colored grout.
This border measures approximately 6" tall, 3/8" thick and is sold mesh mounted in 12" lengths. The Rift tiles and bottom border pieces are randomly placed with no true repeat.
One method to create a completely different look with Rift Valley is to use #95 Lichen as the border accent in place of Twilight, or switch the colorway entirely to a different Rift Tile, but we don't know why you'd do that since this is so fabulous and full of character! Our other beautiful Rift Tile colors are as follows:
Here's the rundown of this past week and the new Lineal Collection borders:
- If you prefer more sophisticated, reserved tile borders: Bamboo Forest and Herringbone Classico.
- You're modern and like bold colors with lots of contrast: Marching Orders and Composition Six are for you.
- In love with our Signature Rift Tiles? See yesterdays Woven Rift.
And finally, if you want the lowdown on our Lineal Collection, here's how it works:
laNeva Tile's "Lineal" border collection is a series of 6 pre-designed, mesh-mounted borders of our most popular patterns. Since you choose the colors and combinations, your border can be as contemporary or traditional as you'd like. We provide detailed drawings and you personalize the design with our choice of any of our solid color glazes(or Rift glazes for Woven Rift and Rift Valley).
Thanks for joining us on this week-long product launch adventure! We have ONE more big announcement for Monday that ties in directly to today's post. Stick around for one more exciting Rift product perfect for those who may just want a splash of handmade tile. See you Monday!


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A sixth-generation native Texan, Deanna Raybourn grew up in San Antonio, where she met her college sweetheart. She married him on her graduation day and went on to teach high school English and history. During summer vacation at the age of twenty-three, she wrote her first novel. After three years as a teacher, Deanna left education to have a baby and pursue writing full-time.
Fourteen years and many, many rejections after her first novel, she signed two three-book deals with MIRA Books.
"Sex, lies and awesome clothing descriptions" is how one reader described Deanna's debut novel, Silent in the Grave, published in 2007. The first in the Silent series, the book follows Lady Julia Grey as she investigates the mysterious death of her husband with the help of the enigmatic private inquiry agent Nicholas Brisbane. From the drawing rooms of the aristocracy to a Gypsy camp on Hampstead Heath, Silent in the Grave deftly captures the lush ambience of Victorian London.
The series continues with the second book, Silent in the Sanctuary (2008), a classic English country house murder mystery with a few twists and turns for Brisbane and Lady Julia along the way. The third book, Silent on the Moor (2009), is set in a grim manor house on the Yorkshire moors.
March 2010 sees a departure from the series with the release of The Dead Travel Fast, a mid-Victorian Gothic thriller that chronicles the adventures of novelist Theodora Lestrange as she leaves the safety and security of her Edinburgh home for the dark woods and haunted castles of Transylvania. Deanna returns to Lady Julia and her companions with Dark Road to Darjeeling (October 2010). With an exotic setting in the foothills of the Himalayas and the introduction of an archvillain, Dark Road to Darjeeling promises to be the most exciting Lady Julia novel yet.
Deanna plots her books from her home in Virginia. After one too many hot Texas summers, Deanna and her husband packed up their daughter and moved to the mid-Atlantic state, where they enjoy the fall leaves but deeply miss good Tex-Mex cooking.
Still, Virginia has been good to this author. Deanna's novel Silent in the Grave won the 2008 RITA® Award for Novel with Strong Romantic Elements. The Lady Julia Grey series has been nominated for several other awards, including an Agatha Award, a Daphne du Maurier Award, a Last Laugh Award and two Dilys Awards.
You can find Deanna blogging six days a week. Be sure to sign up for her newsletter, check out her contests and book trailer videos and catch her latest appearances at her Web site.


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Missing: Braves offense!
Posted on 10 Jun 2011 by Marcus Young.
It may be time to tack up some "MISSING" fliers on neighborhood trees and on milk cartons around Turner Field like when pets run away. Or do they still mail out those sad "Have you seen me?" cards when people disappear? Because the Atlanta Braves offense is definitely missing in action. After dropping 2 of 3 to the lowly Mets last weekend (a team battling serious injur...


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The Charleston International Film Festival (CIFF) is one of the newer additions to Charleston's already packed spring schedule of festivals, but the five day film exposition is already garnering a young chic following, if Sunday's Art Under The Oaks event was any indication.
Though thunder and intermittent showers earmarked the afternoon, a stylish crowd of partygoers hoisted up their maxi dresses and pant legs and hopped over the puddles at Middleton Plantation to enjoy an afternoon celebrating the arts. Guests checked their umbrellas at the door before snagging a Bloody Mary and a goat cheese-stuffed tomato.
Then it was off to check out the live and silent auction items, of which there were many. Those who attended congregated around the extensive selection of art works, which included pieces from John Duckworth, Thomas Crouch, and Tina Christophilis, and live music kept the party festive.
After guests had noshed and mingled, auctioneer Tom Crawford took the mic and kicked off the extensive art auction.
Proceeds from Art Under The Oaks benefited the Charleston International Film Festival. Founded in 2007, CIFF strives to bring people together through the art and science of film. The five day festival features sneak previews of the new features, industry panels, and educational workshops, as well as documentaries, shorts and animations of local, national, and international filmmakers.


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Sure, for Halloween this year you can go out and buy a creepy witch mask and claim you're Christine O'Donnell, but that's really only scratching the surface of celebrity-ghoul relationships. Look at the eerie similarities we found between some of our favorite stars and famous monster masks.
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East Village is quite simply one of a kind; Sydney's most unique, inspired and integrated residential, retail and dining precinct. Located just 3km from the Sydney CBD, East Village is a truly unique offering of low-rise apartments surrounding a private 6,500sqm Sky Park, with instant access to a globally inspired Urban Marketplace and Eat Street consisting of cafés, restaurants, fresh food and boutique stores.
Rare were commissioned to create a campaign which would do this truly remarkable project justice and differentiate it in a highly competitive market.
Rare created a campaign which brought the creative minds behind the project to the forefront including Nick Turner, Koichi Takada and Angus Bruce. A series of video interviews were recorded and displayed on the registration website in order to give prospective purchasers an understanding of the level of thought and detail which went into planning this project. This concept was extended through to the EDM, Direct mail, "EV" magazine and display suite where the various cgi's were accompanied by quotes and insights from the project team which encouraged purchasers to feel part of the design process.
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Co-founder of urban public charter school to speak, April 7
Posted April 2, 2004; 10:25 a.m.
Rajiv Vinnakota, co-founder and managing director of the SEED Foundation , will present a lecture titled "From Equal to Equitable: Leveling the Playing Field for Education for the Poor" at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 7, in 16 Robertson Hall.
A 1993 Princeton graduate, Vinnakota co-founded the country's first urban public charter boarding school in 1998. SEED (Schools for Educational Evolution and Development) is designed to serve the most disadvantaged urban students in the Washington, D.C., area. It began with 40 seventh-graders, and now enrolls 305 students in grades seven through twelve.
Vinnakota has received the Princeton Club of Washington's Community Service Award and the Oprah Winfrey Show's Use Your Life Award, among other honors. He was named to Princeton's board of trustees last year.
Vinnakota's visit is part of the Practitioner-in-Residence Program sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs . The program brings public policy leaders to campus for up to a week to meet with students.
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I'm glad I am not the only one who though Qui Gon looked a little constipated! :D
You know this Bowie MD find further solidfies my theory that MD is just getting more newer figures than Northern VA.. *Sigh... :(
Well, our new friend Kevin did find those new figures in Arlington, but that's practically MD also. I've watched other people's posts. It seems like Ohio gets new figures a week or so before MD. I think all of the figures are distributed out of the LA area, so they take time to get across the country.


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Hatchtech gets $6mn from OneVentures Innovation Fund
Singapore: Specialty pharmaceutical company Hatchtech has completed a $6 million financing led by OneVentures Innovation Fund. This will enable the company to commence the final stage of development of its novel head lice treatment product, DeOvo.
During 2012 Hatchtech successfully completed the phase II program demonstrating that a single ten minute application of DeOvo has an excellent safety profile and highly competitive efficacy against head lice and their eggs. Moreover, the company recently published further data on the unique activity of Ha44, the active compound in DeOvo, in killing insects at several development stages from eggs through to adults by disrupting metal dependent targets within the insect.
"The compelling outcome of our phase II program and the strong commercial opportunity for DeOvo has further enhanced investor confidence and ensured the success of this financing round," said Dr Ross Macdonald, chief executive officer, Hatchtech. "We are delighted to report another excellent year for Hatchtech and we thank our shareholders for their continued support."
The company will now begin the phase III development program comprising a range of manufacturing, clinical and non-clinical studies directed toward filing a new drug application (NDA) with the US FDA in 2014.
This latest financing round attracted strong interest from new investors, including Brisbane Angels and investors introduced by OneVentures, in addition to the ongoing participation of OneVentures and the company's existing, long-term investors, University of Melbourne and Queensland Biotechnology Fund. Hatchtech chairman Dr Paul Kelly stated, "We are excited about the latest developments at Hatchtech, and this further injection of capital positions the company well to complete the clinical development of DeOvo and to proceed with product commercialization."
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Thanks; it worked with 6 volt :Ds. But why it was troubling with 9volts? I thought it have an internal pullup resistor in the circuit! :~
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Has the military over-reached? We have seen instances where they have bent over backward to "respect" the beliefs of Muslims and atheists, yet, that does not seem to be the same perspective they take on Christianity.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/...ic-hate-group/Several dozen U.S. Army active duty and reserve troops were told last week that the American Family Association, a well-respected Christian ministry, should be classified as a domestic hate group because the group advocates for traditional family values.
The briefing was held at Camp Shelby in Mississippi and listed the AFA alongside domestic hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan, Neo-Nazis, the Black Panthers and the Nation of Islam.
A soldier who attended the briefing contacted me and sent me a photograph of a slide show presentation that listed AFA as a domestic hate group. Under the AFA headline is a photograph of Westboro Baptist Church preacher Fred Phelps holding a sign reading "No special law for f***."
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An open house will be held to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Darrel and Judie Thompson on Sunday, July 7, 2013 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Friends In Christ Lutheran Church, 180 E. Waverly St., Morris, (between Turtle's and Healthsmart gym). The family respectfully asks that you omit gifts.
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Bring the fabulous flavors of Italy to your dinner table with this hearty rice and vegetable dish.
Summer squash including zucchini and yellow summer squash, is abundant during late summer. Pattypan, another summer squash, is a small round squash with a scalloped edge. Pale green when young, pattypan turns white when fully ripe. Any summer squash can be used in this recipe.
While the rice mixture is still piping hot, sprinkle it with finely shredded mozzarella.
Make a refreshing salad of crisp lettuce, sliced cucumbers and halved cherry tomatoes tossed with Italian vinaigrette. To drink, try an Italian red wine such as Valpolicella.
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At the start of the Obama administration's first term in 2009, there were many expectations that the United States might pursue direct talks with North Korea in order to break a two decade-long standoff over its nuclear program. President Obama promised in his inaugural address that he would offer an outstretched hand to those who will unclench their fists, making a public offer to dictatorial states of willingness to abandon adversarial relations.1 However, North Korea responded to this offer with a multi-stage rocket launch and a nuclear test in April and May of 2009. These actions meant that President Obama's first North Korea-related policy decisions would be defined by the need to uphold the international non-proliferation regime against North Korea's challenge and would involve winning international support for sanctions against North Korea at the United Nations Security Council. The resulting UNSC Resolution 1874 condemned North Korea's nuclear and multi-stage rocket tests and subjected suspected North Korean nuclear-related shipments to international inspections.
By the time the Obama administration had the political space to pursue direct dialogue with North Korea, it had decided on an approach that Secretary of State Clinton described as "strategic patience in close consultations with our six party allies."2 This emphasis on alliance coordination has been the first principle of any Obama administration discussion of policy toward North Korea, and it was greatly aided by the fact that the Obama and Lee Myung-bak administrations largely saw eye-to-eye on the priority and importance of North Korea's denuclearization. The Obama administration's strategy also rested on assumptions that North Korea's provocations would lead to damaging self-isolation from its immediate neighbors, that enhanced efforts by the administration to engage with North Korea would not result in requisite political benefits and could expose the administration to great political risk (i.e., Secretary Gates's statement that the administration "would not buy this horse for a third time" in reference to possible US-DPRK nuclear negotiations), and that North Korea's near-term capacity to further strengthen its nuclear capabilities was largely under control—since the decommissioning of North Korea's 5-megawatt graphite moderated reactor had taken the North's ability to produce new plutonium for bombs out of its hands.3
The policy of "strategic patience," a policy that suggested that the United States could afford to wait for North Korea to make its decision to denuclearize, aligned well with political reality in light of North Korea's alleged sinking of a Korean warship and shelling of South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island in March and November 2010. But following revelations to Stanford University scientist Siegfried Hecker that North Korean efforts to enrich uranium and construct a light water reactor were making steady progress, the Obama administration held three rounds of direct talks with North Korean counterparts from July 2011 to February 2012. As the Obama administration pursued bilateral negotiations with North Korea, it assiduously sought to ensure that US-DPRK bilateral negotiations did not open up any misunderstanding from allies in Seoul or Tokyo. The third round of US-DPRK bilateral meetings were the first bilateral contacts held following the death of Kim Jong-Il and resulted in parallel statements issued by the United States and DPRK that came to be known as the ill-fated "Leap Day Agreement."4 The United States intended these statements to bind North Korea from provocative actions such as nuclear and missile tests and to secure Pyongyang's commitment to return to the path of denuclearization; but they were upended less than three weeks after they were announced by North Korea's March 16, 2012, announcement of its failed April 12, 2012 satellite launch. Thus, the Obama administration's first term policy toward North Korea involved a mix of elements, including a strong commitment to coordination among South Korean and Japanese allies, continued adherence to the objective of North Korea's denuclearization, efforts to strengthen counter-proliferation, bolstering of tailored deterrence against North Korean conventional provocations, and openness to dialogue if and when North Korea shows its willingness to return to the path of denuclearization.
The Obama administration during its first term has also undertaken initiatives in its Asia policy that provide a broader context and sense of continuity regarding how President Obama sees the world, and about how he is likely to respond to crises in his second term. In line with American public preferences expressed in a 2012 study by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, the Obama administration has shown hesitancy to pursue unilateral military interventions and has preferred multilateralist approaches to managing conflicts while emphasizing a "smart power" approach that attempts to integrate diplomatic and international development tools for promoting regional stability with military tools.5 The Obama administration also unveiled a "rebalancing" policy toward Asia, popularly known as the "pivot" to Asia. This policy strengthens US political, economic, and military participation in and commitment to Asia, both through a host of bilateral dialogues with China that cover a wide range of economic and strategic issues and through a variety of hedging measures designed to shape China's rise, limit the effects of assertive Chinese policies, and assure that China's rise will not result in regional instability. Despite American official assertions to the contrary, the US rebalancing policy has stimulated extensive debate among Chinese analysts regarding whether the policy is an attempt to contain China.6 This debate provides a backdrop to consider prospects for Sino-US cooperation on policy toward North Korea, and highlights Chinese wariness and strategic mistrust of US policy intentions.
The complex evolution of the Obama administration's policy toward North Korea during its first term and the characteristics of President Obama's world view together provide a framework for considering what the administration is likely to do in a second term (keeping in mind that two additional primary influences on the formation and direction of US policy toward North Korea are events and personnel). North Korea has given an ample illustration of the power of events to challenge US policy responses, most recently in the successful December 12, 2012 DPRK launch of a three-stage rocket from its Sohae launch facility. North Korea's launch directly violated UN Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, and 1874 prohibiting North Korea from conducting tests of any sort using ballistic missile technology. The fact that North Korea successfully launched an object into earth orbit, however, strengthened North Korea's claim to a right to peaceful uses of space and challenged the international community by revealing that the UN resolutions did not have "teeth." A week later, the election of Park Geun-hye as South Korea's next president completed the cast of new leaders in Northeast Asia responsible for maintaining regional stability during 2013 and beyond, but it is still too early to know with assurance the major players in the Park and Obama administrations or to evaluate either their preferences or their chemistry in the policy making process.
The initial predisposition of the Obama administration will be to hold to its stated preference for pursuing strong alliance relations with South Korea, including close coordination of policy toward North Korea. At first glance, this task appears to be complicated by the US push for stronger sanctions against North Korea following North Korea's December 12, 2012 satellite test, while Park has pledged to reach out to North Korea with economic assistance and the resumption of inter-Korean dialogue.7 The push for strong condemnation of North Korea for its violation of previously existing UN Security Council resolutions prohibiting it from conducting rocket launches using ballistic missile technology appears to run at cross purposes with Park's outreach to North Korea. But it may be possible for the Lee Myung-Bak administration to take the point on pursuit of a strong UN statement, so as to allow Park a clean start in trying to frame inter-Korean relations. A more serious North Korean challenge that would constitute a major setback and test the region would be a North Korean nuclear test scheduled for the first weeks and months of a newly-established Park administration (and in the midst of a personnel transition in Washington).
Aside from North Korean testing of Park as a new leader of the ROK, another challenge Park faces in reaching out to the North is that the success or failure of her initiative lies almost completely in the hands of the North Koreans, and the initial impulse of the DPRK in managing relations with a new South Korean leader has been to test the parameters and boundaries of the relationship through provocations, demands, or other evaluations of the firmness (or desperation) of the South Korean counterpart. Park will need to weather North Korean tests of her will without compromise while firmly emphasizing her own terms for managing the relationship.
As long as Park does not frontload too many unconditional economic rewards to North Korea, it is likely that the Obama administration will offer its support to Park in her effort to establish dialogue channels necessary to stabilize the inter-Korean relationship. After all, President Obama himself offered an "outstretched hand" to North Korea during a November 2012 speech at the University of Yangon in Myanmar, if North Korea pursues the path of denuclearization and reform.8
Moreover, the Obama administration faces serious political constraints in its own outreach to the North in the aftermath of North Korea's satellite launch, and is under Congressional pressure to adopt policies that have the potential for escalating confrontation. For this reason, a South Korean initiative to further test North Korea's willingness to return to dialogue and the path of denuclearization would be welcome, especially given that a stable inter-Korean relationship is a prerequisite for any serious diplomatic effort to integrate North Korea into the region or otherwise ease regional tensions. A South Korean initiative could receive the Obama administration's support while entailing no direct political risk. Moreover, South Korea's divided political environment establishes an important rationale for supporting South Korean efforts at détente with the North, since any harder line policy would likely face serious domestic opposition without a renewed good faith South Korean effort to establish inter-Korean dialogue and peaceful coexistence.
Another feature of Park's approach to the North that is likely to appeal to Washington is the idea of a trilateral US-ROK-China dialogue on common issues and challenges posed by North Korea.9 If China were to accept such a proposal, this dialogue in principle would serve as a means by which to minimize the possibility of strategic misunderstanding between the United States and China that could potentially stand in the way of eventual Korean reunification.
Given the remaining uncertainties surrounding personnel and events that may influence prospects for effective US-ROK policy coordination toward North Korea, I will conclude by offering three possible scenarios for how things might develop under the Park and Obama administrations, depending on how North Korea responds to the two leaders.
The stagnation scenario: North Korea continues to insist that it will not denuclearize and rebuffs South Korean efforts to establish peaceful coexistence in inter-Korean relations. However, North Korea also does not take advantage of the situation by pursuing brinkmanship or some other form of provocation designed to test and discipline South Korea and the international community. Meanwhile, China continues to independently provide economic support to North Korea necessary to ensure its political stability.
The harmonization scenario: After a period of North Korean testing of Park Geun-hye, the North makes a decision to stabilize inter-Korean relations. South Korea takes the lead in 'trustpolitik' with North Korea, with support from the United States. This development leads to renewed diplomatic engagement of North Korea, including dialogue between the United States and North Korea and cooperation with China. As North Korea abandons its nuclear program and moves toward engagement and dialogue; economic resources flow to North Korea.
The provocation scenario: North Korea's dissatisfaction with its circumstances leads it to pursue ever more dramatic and game-changing provocations. North Korea's expanded threat to US interests causes the United States to take the lead in strategy toward North Korea and attempts to put greater pressure on China to pressure North Korea. Under these circumstances, North Korea reaches out to South Korea and accepts Park's dialogue offers as a safety valve against international pressure and as a means by which to try to divide the United States and South Korea, or alternatively drives inter-Korean relations into a high state of tensions in an effort to drive all parties back to accommodation or negotiations.
The range of possible scenarios underscores some clear lessons that are evident from decades of efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear development and bring the regime into coexistence with its neighbors. The North Korean regime thrives on crisis and gains internal support from crisis situations; for this reason, the regime mobilizes its people in a state of seemingly perpetual crisis. Second, North Korea has a decisive role in setting the terms and tone of diplomacy and confrontation in Northeast Asia. This circumstance has all too often frustrated both US and South Korean diplomatic efforts. Third, both the United States and South Korea increasingly find that it is difficult to disaggregate North Korea-focused diplomacy from attempts to engage China cooperatively in an effort to achieve stable outcomes on the Korean peninsula. There is a risk that North Korea's neighbors are playing different games with differing purposes, and there has thus far been relatively little common effort among the United States, South Korea, and China to engage cooperatively with North Korea to achieve even limited goals, many of which might be in the common interest of all parties concerned.
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What Matters Most: Ram Vs. Processor Speed?
Posted 30 August 2011 - 09:08 PM
I don't do gaming and my Excel spreadsheets aren't typically terribly complex requiring extensive complex recalculation, which is what I tend to think of as being very demanding for the processor. Indeed, digital scrapbooking is probably the most demanding activity for my computer. (I recently started using Photoshop Elements 9.) In balancing RAM vs. processor speed, which do you think should weigh most heavily in my decision? I haven't done a lot of video editing to date although I do have a copy of Roxio Easy CD & DVD Burning software that I hadn't installed yet & it apparently has some video options (motion menus, buttons & background music per the box). In the past, I've just done a few slide shows & used Microsoft PowerPoint since I already knew the software & wouldn't have to deal with a learning curve.
My now deceased computer had 8 GB of RAM, however, it doesn't appear that the store currently carries computers with more than 6 GB of RAM so that will be the maximum I can get without paying extra to have it upgraded in-store. With a limited budget, I don't know if that would be worthwhile.
Thanks for any suggestions / comments!
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You can get more memory, and I highly recommend it. Since you've been using 8GB, you're likely to notice less. That said, your new computer will be faster to start with, and a "cleaner" system initially, so even 6GB will feel decent.
I'm running a "two notches down from top of the line" processor, and i5, not i7, from a year ago, and have 8GB of RAM. It feels faster than my colleague's computer with a later issue i7, but only 4GB RAM. Yes, they're different brands, but still... Also, a 7200 RPM disk drive will be noticeably faster than a 5400 rpm disk drive. Average rotational latency time to get to data would be on the order of 4.2 milliseconds, versus 5.6 milliseconds. That doesn't sound like much, but since CPUs are measured in nanoseconds and smaller time units, the disk drive rotational speed can be the rate limiting step when it comes to opening large Photoshop files, or adding many supplies to a layout. (I used to design disk drives for a living; can you tell?)
:DOn the other hand, a 10,000 rpm disk drive will command a significant price increase, and need more power, and generate more heat.
My philosophy is to back off slightly the very highest specs. You'll pay too much for the very top of the line, and the reliability will be "touchy" compared to a slightly more mainstream product. So, not quite the highest capacity drive, not quite the fastest CPU, and plenty of RAM is a good combination, in my opinion. If the store doesn't have more than 6GB, make sure it's upgradeable. It's usually pretty reasonably priced to upgrade RAM from crucial.com later.
Your mileage may vary, of course! Hope this ramble is helpful to you.
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Since I'm limited to Office Depot inventory & my very limited budget means I don't really have the luxury of going beyond my gift card, I may have to live with the 6 GB. I'll see what's on sale when the card actually lands in my eager paws. You've definitely given me food for thought. Thanks again!!!
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When I was fretting over a favorite lamp that got damaged in our last move, it got me thinking about some of the great furniture designers of the 20th century. Sure, I get excited when I stumble upon some-
thing from an obscure designer or a piece that I cannot attribute to anyone, as long as it's beautiful, functional and well-constructed. But there are chairs, tables, and lights that have become design classics: the Eames DCW chair, Arne Jacobsen's Swan Chair, Eero Saarinen's Tulip Table, Verner Panton's Capiz Shell Chandelier and my own damaged Noguchi Bamboo Floor Lamp to name but a few. Although these classics can often seem overused, especially the more they are knocked off, I am still in awe of their originality. Certainly their copies and reproductions are a testament to their timeless appeal and offer affordable options to a great many people. I still adore my Noguchi lamp and hope to some day replace it. In the meantime, I sometimes can't resist a classic piece mixed in here or there and I opt for the original, when I can.
Recognizing an Original: A genuine Akari model will have a stamped red sun and half moon with Japan written under the symbol on the shade. Next to the symbol will be the signature I. Noguchi.
Angie Hranowsky is a Charleston-based interior designer whose work has been featured in Metropolitan Home, Domino, Charleston Home, Home, and House Beautiful. In the summer of 2004, she studied at Parsons School of Design in New York, before that earning a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from the University of Cincinnati. She is also a graduate of the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, specializing in graphic design.
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A while back a friend of mine decided he no longer wanted his fishtank. Being the good friend I am I told him I would be more then happy to take it off his hands. ;) It's something I've always wanted to do. So I ended up with a 80 gallon bowfront tank for my first tank. Gotta love it. All the tanks I've had before were just small 5 - 10 gallon goldfish killers so I wanted to do some reading and learning before I set this one up. Well let me tell you I was rather surprised at how much I needed to learn... So now I have a general clue (thanks to the good people at forums like this one) and I started thinking of what I really wanted to do and how to set it up. I knew I wanted something over the top that wasn't just some sand and plastic plants. I very much like the old ruin look so I knew I wanted something like the Greek/Roman/Atlantis ruin type theme. I looked at every type of aquarium decorations you can think of and I didn't like most of them.
Through all my digging and looking at other setups I found all kinds of these styrofoam backgrounds and knew this was it. My first thought was my god this is going to be hard as hell... I could never do something like that. I was shocked to find out how easy this was to actually do. If I can do this, anyone can. The great thing is that there is no real wrong way to make this. It's all up to you an what it looks like. The best part is how cheap most of the materials are compared to the cost of high end decorations.
One thing I did that I seriously do NOT suggest people do, is make this without your tank around like I did. Your tank will be your greatest asset to how things will fit and come together. What I did was very impatient and probably not the smartest thing to do. So now that everyone is asking "why did you then?"... I was lucky enough to have every dimension you could think of for the tank. I made my friend measure everything for me. Outside, inside, and right down to the slots in the hood for the filters. I have the filters here so I was able to measure where the down tubes will be and anything else either coming into or out of the tank. I took a lot of time making drawings and rough sketches complete with dimensions where everything in the tank will be and was sure to give myself a couple inches or 'wiggle room' in any given direction. So when I started making this, as much as the original background drawing changed through the project, I still knew where my boundaries were. That was the only part of this project that remained constant. (and if my friend is off on his measurements Im going to beat him to death with this background) Even though I may be a anal mechanical design engineer and I'm quite confidant my measurements will be fine, I strongly suggest you wait for the tank. Unless you are an overly impatient engineer that doesn't mind taking chances like me... ;)
So with that... lets build something!
Here is all the stuff I bought for this.
--3 3" paintbrushes, 3 2" paintbrushes, and two boxes of quality toothpicks from the Dollar Store for $1-2 bucks each
--4 sheets of 12" x 18" x 1" styrofoam from Michael's for $35. you can get this stuff from just about any craft store
--4 pack of GE Silicone I from Lowes for $15.
--60 pound bag of ready to use Quikrete concrete mix, concrete coloring, concrete acrylic fortifier, and a large can of Great Stuff expanding spray foam for about $30 from Home Depot
The other things you'll need:
A good utility knife for cutting the styro, a caulking gun, a file or heavy grit sand paper and a propane or butane torch for shaping, a bucket for mixing the concrete, and a measuring cup. (hint here... dont use a the kitchen ones unless you want your other half hunting you down. The coloring and fortifier will kill the cup... I used a big plastic cup from McDonalds and drew some lines on it at different measurements)
This is where it started... Like I said, I pretty much had a set plan of what I wanted and the space I had available to me... I just started putting things together. I started with 6x18 strip and put a 6x6 square at each end and a couple in the middle. I used the toothpicks, about 1 every inch or so, to hold it all together.
This gave me the first level and the caves. Then I used one of the full sized sheets and toothpicked that to the back of the box I just made for my backwall and just cut it at an angle I thought looked cool. Next I took another 6x18 piece and attached that to the front. This would soon become the front entrance of the caves. From the scrap of the back piece I cut out some skinny strips for the pillars and a 4x8ish sized piece for the second level. I put the second level at a bit of an angle. I had seen this done a couple other projects and it works well for holding sand or gravel in place after if you wanted to do something like that. Personally I thought it also made it look more "ruin-like".
Now I had what looked like a crooked bookshelf.
So this took care of one half of this and I repeated everything again to make the other half. Again using a ton of toothpicks I just joined them together. I was going to add another solid level but changed my mind and added more pillars to the very top instead. Once I had the whole thing together I added holes here and there along the front and through the inside walls for the fish to swim through. All I did for that was poke a hole through the styro with my knife and started breaking away styro until I got what I wanted. Just keep in mind the fish you have or want and make sure the holes you make will be big enough for everyone to get through. Also keep in mind that you will be coating this in cement, so the holes you make will close up a little so make them a little bigger then what you think you need.
Onto shaping... All I really did here was round off the corners some with my fingers and the file. Broke off a few pieces here and there to add some randomness to shapes of things. Then I took my torch and very lightly hits a few spot to add dents in the walls and floors. (I suggest doing this outside or in your garage if you have one. Melting styro stinks...) Be careful here though. Styro melts fast and easy. However, if you do melt through some place you didn't plan to, you either leave it if you actually like, simply replace the piece, or fill it with concrete later.
Expanding spray is way too much fun. I actually had to get another can of this stuff because me and my 11 year old son being the children we are had too much fun writing our names on things and making foam mountains... He ever needs a volcano for science class I know what we're using. So if you're a kid too, get two cans.... I figured it gave me some experience on using the foam and how hard and fast to spray the stuff. That's my story and I'm sticking too it... Through my playing... I mean experimenting, I found that a full pull on the nozzle will give a lot of foam very quickly. I suggest a gentler pull, just enough to get it come out will help keep the foam under control. Also, even though you stop pulling the trigger the foam will continue to come out the nozzles. This drippage worked well though for making crumbled rocks and such around the background.
So when you start applying the foam, go around every seem and crack on the background. Inside and out... Dont worry about applying too much here and there. Anything you don't like you can cut off later. So once it was all sprayed and cured (let it cure overnight) I trimmed off what I didn't want or like and took the torch to this one final time. This time with the torch though I lightly went over the entire background to melt it down some. When taking the heat to the styro it will melt and suck inward on you but it will also harden the styro some and make it a bit more rigid. The other slight bonus is that you can remove some of the buoyancy that this will have when you are done. The main benefit in my opinion though is the hardening of the styro.
Once this was all done I had decided that I really didn't like the idea of siliconing this to the back of my tank. Reason being... it will leave a nasty mess on the glass if I decide someday to remove this. My thought then was to mount this to plexiglass I had hanging around and let it sit on the bottom of the tank with some nice rocks holding it down. I found out after this was all coated in cement that it was still VERY buoyant. Rocks were not going to be enough to hold it down at least not safely in my opinion. So I had to come up with a new plan and that was to silicone the new plexiglass base to the bottom of the tank. I figure that if I decide to remove this someday a mess on the bottom of the tank can be covered with substrate to hide it. works for me.
So this is where you have some options to think about and decide what you really what to do. I went with trial and error on this part so please read all of this and let me explain what I've learned then go from there.
Option A:
If you choose to silicone this right to the back of your tank, you need to leave the entire back of the background free of concrete come coating time. If you don't the concrete will scratch the hell out of the back of your tank. I suggest taping off the back so if you get a bit on the back it will peel right off with the tape. I would use masking tape or any light sticking tape so that when you do peel it off it wont take the styro with it.
Option B:
You can always just silicon the bottom of the background directly to the tank. Though if you do that I would suggest adding another piece of styro to the bottom of the base to make a "floor". This will also give you more area to secure to the bottom of the tank then just the outside edge and inside cave walls. Be sure to go over the seems and cracks with the spray foam just like everywhere else. And again whatever is getting silicones to the tank must stay clean.
Option C: (my personal choice)
Attach plexiglass to the bottom of the base. (pretty much the exact same thing as option B)
I forgot to take pictures of this part and I apologize for that...
I used a piece of plexiglass that was about 6 inches larger then the background on the front and sides giving a good sized lip (since I had intended to place rocks there originally). In hindsight, a 6 inch lip almost all the way around probably isn't needed, but I would suggest a few inches at least. (We'll get to why in a second). Put a generous bead of Silicone around the entire bottom of the base. With the background laying on it's back, place the plexiglass on the bottom so that the plexiglass is even with the back of the background. (I suggest placing newspaper or something under this too before you do this) Give it a good push to make sure all the Silicone evens out and flip back upright. Some of the silicone will ooze out but thats ok. no need to wipe it off or anything.
(this pic is from after cement coating but you should still get the idea)
This is optional but I thought it looked cool. Once the silicone has cured (about 24 hours) I went all the way around the bottom of the entire background (inside and out) with a couple generous beads of more spray foam. I figured it would get rid of the sharp corners and make it look like mounds of rock and such piled along the bottom edge just like I did for the edges of the walls and caves. This is why I suggested leaving a small plexiglass lip around the base of the background.
(Again sorry for the after coating picture but this is how it ended up looking)
So now everything has sat overnight and all cured! Time to play with concrete!!!
OK don't mix the whole bag at once!! You won't use it all for the first coat. The 60Lbs bag of mix got me through 3 solid coats and a wetwash easily.
Now for my look I was going for red rock color that I think would look great with the black sand substrate I'm going to be using. There are 4 colors to pick from for the cement. Charcoal, Buff, Red, and brown.
My mix in a 5 gallon bucket: (I did this for the most part for each of the 3 coats)
10 pounds of cement mix (depending on the look you want you can either use the mix as is or sift it to remove the gravel.)
1 cup of fortifier
2-4 cups of water (depends on consistency and look you want. you want it a bit soupier then a normal cement mix but not so soupy it's water. Almost like a paste) Hint: add water 1 cup at a time and mix well
1/8 - 1/4 cup of coloring (add this slowly as well... gets real dark real quick if you add to much)
I also cut a the bristles of the paintbrush in half to make it a little firmer to use
For the first coat I went with leaving the gravel in the mix the dark charcoal coloring. This will help accent the background when you apply the lighter coats onto it later and I think the gravel gave it a nice natural look. Basically, I just started scooping out cement on the brush and started "painting". Again, depending on how you plan to to stick this to the tank, be sure to keep that surface cement free. Be sure to get everywhere with a good coat all the way around.
Once you're done let it sit over night. Something to consider... The fortifier said it eliminates the need to water this down during curing "in most cases". However that is also for much thicker layers of cement of 2 inches or more. This will be a 1/4 inch if you're lucky. So just to be cautious, I did take a spray bottle and water this down every couple hours. Up to you if you do that or not but in my opinion its worth the 5 minutes of my time.
For the second layer of this I sifted out the gravel. I figured I had enough "rock like" look. Again up to you. I also went with a darker red layer this time and mixed it well. Then I added a small amount of black and did not mix that well at all. I just sort of swirled it. Doing this will add streaks of color to the background.
For the final coat I again sifted out the gravel, and this time went with a much lighter red color. This I mixed up fairly well, but not completely. You could still some of the grey of the cement mix. Again looking for a streaking color to add a bit of depth and a natural look. I also made this layer just a bit soupier then the other coats. (extra ½ cup or so of water) Also instead of brushing the cement on, I dabbed at the background. This got rid of the brush lines and gave back a more stone, stuccoed look. Also because some areas were a bit thinner then others you could still see some of the darker spots from the previous layers. And again I let it set over night with the here and there water down.
So at the end of this I had about 5 pounds of sifted mix left... I was going to toss it but decided to use it for a sort of wetwash or drydrush effect at the suggestion of an artist friend of mine. For this mix I used just about the same amount of water as I did for the 10 pound mix. Very soupy!
I also again used the red and again mixed it so-so. I also applied it a bit different. I dabbed again through the whole background but before I did I knocked off most of the watery cement from the brush. So when I dabbed the background barely anything was actually sticking. All this basically did was add some highlights to some of the rougher spots and corners. In hind sight a slightly darker color might have been the better choice but I am still happy with the overall look.
The pictures here really don't give it justice. The highlights don't show up that well... They are really there though! lol I hope the pictures of this actually in the tank and wet will show this a little better.
So now you are done with the cement. I let this sit for a few days before really doing anything else to it other then watering the hell out of it every few hours.
These next couple things I did are optional and for the most part are just "clean up" type things.
Concrete doesn't really stick to plexiglass (which I knew and expected) and just moving this around here and here for pictures and just through curing I noticed the crete was cracking and coming loose on the plexiglass. I pretty much figured it was just a matter of time before it crumbled off and I would rather see that now then when it's in my tank. I really don't want my soon to be new Bristle nose chewing concrete... So I figured I would help it along. With the handle end of a small screwdriver I tapped along the concrete on the plexiglass and broke most of it free right up to the spray foam. I did this all the way around the background and through the caves. I did a bit of scraping along this new edge with my screwdriver to make sure nothing was loose and to clean up that edge a bit. All this took me maybe 30 minutes.
When I was done cleaning I didn't really like the sharp edges I now had. So I thought the simplest of solutions was to put a couple nice sized beads of silicone around the edges. I'm not overly concerned with the look of the base since I plan to have the sand substrate well over this point. This was more concern for my soon to be new friends. I know some of these guys like to dig and figured they would get cut up if they ran into that sharp edge. Being a newb to fish care I'm sure I'm being over paranoid but thats ok. Besides I have soo much of this stuff left over from redoing windows its not even funny. Even with as nuts as Ive gone with this stuff I still only went through two tubes.
So still having a bit of silicone left in the tube, and now thinking of sharp edges, I decided to place a nice bead around the edge of back wall of the background. Pretty much anyplace that would come close to contacting the glass. I figured this would give me a nice rubber bumper to protect my glass.
And thats about it. Were done!! So grab a drink to celebrate and show off your insane creative skills. Re-acquaint yourself with the family and let this cure a couple days.
Hint: After playing with the silicone (if you have) you understand how much this stuff sinks. Go kiss some serious butt buy some flowers go out to dinner because this next part of siliconing the background is going to stink out the room your tank is in for a couple days. Also plan on some butt-kissing while the living room stinks of vinegar
Now before you even pop the top on the silicone, place everything in the tank that you plan on having there right down to filters and heaters. (except sand/gravel) and make sure everything fits where you want it. I would also suggest marking where the backgrounds edges will be with masking tape. Reason being is so when it comes time to placed the already siliconed base to the glass you will know exactly where it goes.
Before you silicone this here is something to think about. While I was spraying this down, I noticed color was bleeding out from the back ground as well as some sand pieces coming loose. If you have the option I would suggest taking this outside and hosing it off and taking a firm bristle brush to it to make sure any loose gravel and/or sand washes off. Also the hosing will help bleed out some more of the color (which will save you a bit of time later as this leaches out in the water). With it being winter here right now (and the girlfriend is at work) I put this in the tub and took the shower head to it until the color ran clear.
When you silicone this and you press the background to the tank the silicone will spread. If you dont want ooze from the edges, I would suggest leaving a good inch or two space from the bead to the edge of the plexiglass (or any edge depending on how you are attaching this to the tank). Personally Im not too concerned since this will be on the bottom of the tank and covered with substrate.
Now two ways you can silicone this to the bottom of the tank. Either silicone the bottom of the tank or the bottom of the plexiglass (or background depending on what you decided to do). It pretty much depends on how tight of a fit you have getting this into the tank You dont want to accidentally drag the silicone loaded plexiglass or base across the top edge of the tank making a silicone sticky mess. I would suggest placing the background back into the tank and really paying attention to what is bumping into where. Make your choice from there on what you want to silicone first.
Personally with the tight fit I have I choose to silicone the bottom of the tank first. Since I marked where the background will exactly be I know where to place the silicone. I placed a good sized bead all the way around about an inch away from the tape outline and then did a zig-zag pattern all the way across.
Place the background in the tank and place it where you want it. Silicone isnt like super glue so you have a few minutes to adjust things if you need to. Peal off your tape outline and give the background a good push and hold it to the glass for a few minutes and make sure the silicone spread out well. If you have some silicone left you can place a bead around the outside edge if you feel its needed (or to just use up the last of the silicone.) I had some left so I places a few small beads here around the edge.
Now its back to hurry up and wait for the next 24-36 hours
Once this is cured and its solid, you can finally add some water to see how your master piece looks wet! Dont go nuts and set up your whole tank. Place your sand/gravel and decorations if you want but no filters, heaters, or live plants. Once this is in the water, your Ph is going to skyrocket! Dont panic its normal and will return to normal in a few days to a week. Whats happening is all the bad stuff is leaching out of the cement. Just like it would for driftwood or other types of rocks.
To start I did a 50% - 75% water change everyday for about 3-4 days using warm water just from the tap. After that I kept up with the water changes but used ballpark normal tank temperature water and added the water conditioner to see where the levels for the tank were at.
Once things get back to a somewhat reasonable level you can finish setting up your tank and start your cycling process. Just keep an eye on things.


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I why cant I just use the 3.3V pin on my Arduino Uno?
FETs = Transistors.A lot of ebay auctions say "Arduino Compatible". In many cases that just means that an arduino and it can be hacked together in such a way that it works. In many cases that hacking is just a level shifter, or getting a 3.3v arduino.You will need the (logic) level shifter otherwise you will most likely damage the display.
FETs?The ebay add said its Arduino compatable, but I still need a logic shifter then?Thanks
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If I could project myself into the image I would take a can of black paint to add a bit more contrast to the scene.
It's one of those images you just want to project yourself into...
You have done well by the GigaPan title, Indian Summer, which is an exact description of this recent occurrence. Wikipedia's link, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_summe r has an recent BBC article link explaining to the world what an Indian Summer is ... it is unfortunate that the BBC did not know about your wonderful GigaPans.
I am curious as to who the people are that are sitting on the bench next to you? Does the book reader know that she is in a world famous GigaPan? I am impressed with the comparison between this Parade Gardens and the other one, the masterpiece: gigapan.org/gigapans/22509/ Amazing what the sun, or lack of sun does to Bath stone.


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Guildford Heat Franchise History
The Guildford Heat officially became a British Basketball League in 2005. The team was never considered one of the more elite teams in the BBL, but did have a good year in 2007 where they made it to the Eurocup Basketball, better known as the ULEB. The team was owned by Alison Reeve and sold in 2012.
The team was rebranded from the Guildford Heat to the Surry Heat after the sale but that name was short lived. In 2013 the team name was changed once again to Surrey United.
Guildford is no stranger to great basketball teams. Over the years it has been home to several teams starting with the Guildford Pirates from 1975 to 1982. After a ten year break the Guildford Kings arrived in 1992. Unfortunately they didn't last long, nor did the next team the Guildford Pumas. The Pumas lasted from 1994 to 1999 when they moved to Sutton. Everything came full circle when the Pirates returned to become the Heat.
Where had they been? Well in 1982 the Pirates relocated to Bracknell. There they changed their name to The Bracknell Pirates before becoming the Thames Valley Tigers. Everyone should be familiar with that name because the Tigers were legendary in British basketball in the late 80s early 90s and finally won the championship in 1994. The glory days couldn't last forever and eventually the success was harder to find so in 2005 the owner John Nike said he could no longer fund the team.
Where most teams would have just rolled over and died, the Tiger fans were determined to keep the basketball team together. A man named Mike Davies spearheaded the assembly of a group to lead the administration of the team. This was a first for Davies but he was a local businessman and had the funds, connections, and most importantly, the fanbase to make it happen. However they failed to reach an agreement for the rights to the franchise in time. Determined to move forward like any successful business person, Davies got permission from the British Basketball League to enter a new team in its place. Needing a city and a home court to play in, a deal was quickly reached with the Spectrum in Guildford and the Guildford Heat was born.
First Season
Guildford played their first game on October 1st 2005 vs the Newcastle Eagles. The game was played at the Metro Radio Arena and it went into overtime where the Heat lost 89-88. It didn't take long for them to get a win, however, as the very next night they got their first victory at the expense of the Leicester Riders 69-65. Overall their first season netted wins over the London Towers, Plymouth Raiders, Brighton Bears, and the defending Champions, the Chester Jets. This made for a successful first season as they made the playoffs in their first year as a team. The Heat easily won it's first ever playoff game vs the London Towers, but lost to a more talented Newcastle Eagles team and eventual 2nd place Leicester Raiders.