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From: Cogito Ergo Sum4/11/2023 3:50:48 PM
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A travesty supported by the US via England



US gove now becoming fearful that they may finally need to pay .. globally

They had a chance to be partners.. but said no.. Biden is a war monger.. ensuring US demise

did not need to be this way

You reap what you sew

washingtonpost.com

The Clueless passing themselves as god fearing intellectuals are legion

US AGAIN caught red handed pants DOWN spying on allies .. cannot blame them US really has no allies.. all countries wish them gone

Egypt LOL

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From: Cogito Ergo Sum4/11/2023 3:57:02 PM
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From: Cogito Ergo Sum5/8/2023 8:25:08 AM
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From: Cogito Ergo Sum5/11/2023 6:51:19 AM
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Col. Chris Hadfield

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Interstellar - Voyager 2 is 18 hours away at the speed of light (12 billion miles).
NASA just found a clever way to keep it gathering science for years to come:

NASA’s Voyager Will Do More Science With New Power Strategy

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From: Julius Wong5/11/2023 8:38:52 AM
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15 Amazing Ancient Cities to Visit in the World

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From: Julius Wong5/14/2023 6:59:25 AM
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19 Traditional Thai Dishes You Should Know About

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From: Julius Wong5/16/2023 8:45:44 AM
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Jars Found at Thrift Store Turn Out to Be Treasures From the Qing Dynasty

Bought for just $25, the 18th-century ceramics could fetch more than $60,000 at auction


An associated pair of Chinese doucai "lotus and chrysanthemum" jars from the Qing Dynasty Roseberys LondonSometimes finding the rare gem at a secondhand store is a matter of good taste. But often, it takes a bit of dumb luck. Recently, a pair of 4.5-inch-tall ceramic jars bought at a London charity shop for £20 (or $25) turned out to be 18th-century, Qing-Dynasty porcelain that could sell at auction for more than $60,000.

Chinese imperial porcelain is a rarity as it was only created for the Imperial Court. “These jars are extremely well-potted and painted with great skill and finesse,” Bill Forrest, associate director and head of Chinese, Japanese and Southeast Asian art at Roseberys, told Artnet News’ Richard Whiddington. “Of course, charity shops can be forgiven for overlooking such specialized objects as these due to the volume and variety of donations they receive.”

On the small jars, painted yellow and red chrysanthemums come together in round leaves, while lotus flowers with green curling tendrils fill empty space. This Tuesday, the pair will be up for auction at Roseberys in London. The auction house has labeled them as imperial Chinese “doucai” lotus and chrysanthemum jars. “ Doucai” is a Chinese design technique used to paint porcelain, in which blue hues are added first before glazing and other colors to follow.

The jars were created in Jingdezhen in the Jiangxi province in southeastern China. According to the listing, “No exact prototype can be found for this design, but the pattern is known in bowls, an example of which was excavated from the waste heaps of the Ming imperial kilns at Jingdezhen.”

Similar lotus and chrysanthemum jars have been up for auction before. In 2021, Sotheby’s London fetched around $350,000 for a pair of jars of the same design but with their lids. Christie’s Hong Kong sold a pair in 2013 for a whopping $782,000. Unfortunately, the slight hairline fractures and scratches reported on the jars at Roseberys may explain the significant drop in value.

The seller of the jars has not been named. According to CNN, the man is a passionate collector of ceramics and bought a batch of items, including the jars, without knowing how much it was worth. Only when he found a label on the bottom of the jars did he think it could be important. He decided to do some online research and bring the jars to an auction house. The label was a six-character Qianlong seal—Qianlong was an emperor of the Qing Dynasty who ruled for six decades.

One could imagine that the employees at the British thrift store that originally sold the jars might be kicking themselves for handing over such valuable pieces. Fortunately, Forrest says that the seller is planning to donate a portion of what he makes from the auction back to the store.

In the meantime, thrifters may want to take a cue from this collector’s stroke of good fortune, and always double-check the bottoms of their ceramic goods.

smithsonianmag.com

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To: Julius Wong who wrote (88)5/17/2023 10:14:53 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum
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I'm not selling my ginger pots :)

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From: Cogito Ergo Sum5/26/2023 2:31:54 PM
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Just a memory now... but one I am very fond of


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From: Cogito Ergo Sum5/26/2023 3:00:13 PM
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Not sure if it's cool.. but interesting and scary to a point

success with mice already ... so talk of humans years away and maybe never.. is NOT a technical leap but a moral/social one .. so years away line is BSIMVHO... combine with AI and Bibbity Bobbity Boo

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