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By rummaging in old libraries, I uncovered several ancient recipes for pastels. The authors most certainly had uses in mind other than street painting, but they served as a starting point. These were personal formulas based on the experiences and intuitions of the artists who wrote them down. They called for mixing natural pigments with a range of comestible binders, such as sugar, milk, fig’s milk, beer, ale, and honey. Orwell reports that pavement artists bought their colors in the form of powder and worked them into cakes using condensed milk as the binder. The old recipes simply consisted of ingredient lists, without mixing proportions, apart from the occasional spoonful or cupful of an ingredient (although there was no standardization for the size of a spoon or cup).

Did you know that "Master" is a legitimate designation? This guy backs up the title with the amount of research he puts into every part of his art, down to reseaeching the historical formulas for mandonnari pastels.

>Geller has claimed his feats are the result of paranormal powers^[13]^ given to him by extraterrestrials.^[36]^ The Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP) was a prominent early critic of Geller.^[11]^ Skeptics such as James Randi have shown that Geller's tricks can be replicated with stage magic techniques.^[15]^^[16]^^[17]^^[37]^^[38]^^[18]^

Meet the self-described alien psychic, a conduit for space computers, and enemy of the Amazing James Randi.

Geller's illustrious deeds include suing an english speaking American in a Japanese court for an insult that only translates in Japanese culture, suing nintendo for appropriation of his image as the Pokemon Kadabra, moving to a haunted scottish island with buried Egyptian treasure, and also Einstein's magical orb, and being BFFs with Michael Jackson, who was his best man at his 22 year wedding vow renewal.

Ambedkar Jayanti: Here is a look at the differences Dr Ambedkar had with Mahatma Gandhi over caste and untouchability.

Some terms from this article:

SC - Scheduled Castes, groups that have historically faced social discrimination, “untouchability,” and exclusion based on the caste system. They are often referred to as “Dalits.”

ST - Scheduled Tribes, communities that are recognized as indigenous or tribal populations. They are typically characterized by their distinct culture, language, and social practices.

OBC - Other Backwards Classes (yes, this is the official government term) - communities that are socially and educationally “backward” but do not fall under the SC or ST categories.

Brahmin and Shudra - Two of the four main social classes (Varna) in the Hindu caste system. Brahmin were historically superior, intellectuals and priests. Shudra were servants and laborers.