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Q: How does a function that returns a function work? I'm reading Apple's book about Swift and stumbled upon this piece of code, which I after many tries couldn't understand. As far as I understand, this function returns a function. The two last lines of code, as well as all the code, though, are totally bewildering. And how we can assign a function to a variable (the seventh line)? Thank you.
I've typed it myself into the Playground but still don't get it.
func makeIncrement () -> ((Int) -> Int){
    func addOne (number: Int) -> Int{
        return 1 + number
    }
    return addOne
}
var increment = makeIncrement()
increment(7)

A: Functions can be considered objects in Swift (or as first class functions - worth researching).
Therefore may be assigned to variables and to object properties.
So in your code makeIncrement simply returns the function addOne as a variable.
var increment = makeIncrement() can just be seen as assigning the returned function from makeIncrement as a variable (or function object) increment.
We can then freely call the increment function as we would call addOneor any other function really.

A: A function is something with optional input and a return type. If you alt-click on the var increment you will see that increment is of type ((Int) -> Int). This means that you can input an Int and will return an Int. This is then done in the last line by calling this function.
If you know object-oriented programming, you will know that you can always pass objects around, which also have functions. In this way, in your code, it is doing the same but now we are omitting the object.

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Located in the heart of the Elkhorn Mountains in Jefferson County, Elkhorn represents one of the most prosperous silver mining camps in Montana.
Although a far cry from what it used to be more than a 100 years ago, Elkhorn still boasts of a number of original structures and few residents to boot.
Silver was discovered at the site of what would become the Elkhorn in 1870 by Peter Wyes, a Swiss immigrant looking for wealth in the Wild West.
Unfortunately for him, he died mysteriously before he could make any meaningful fortune from his discovery. In 1875, Anton M. Holter, a rich miner bought the old Wyes claims and established the Holter Lode which was the first silver mine in Elkhorn.
The Mine produced rich ore and before long many other prospectors flocked in the area establishing other silver mines. Some of the most productive mines in the 1880s include the Union Mines, the Hard Cash Mine, the C&D Mine and the Golden Curry Mine.
The development of more mines around the Holter Lode brought in more miners and settlers leading to the creation of a booming town that supplied the mines.
In 1881, the Holter Lode was worked to a depth of about 300 feet and this meant that the 5-stamp mill that was used to process the ore was no longer effective. The Elkhorn Mining Company acquired the mine, renamed it Elkhorn Mine and then build a new 10 stamp chloridizing mill to process the ore.
In the next year, the mine reaches its peak production and the town grew to over 2500 people.
At the Elkhorn, mining town grew rapidly and its peak had several retail stores, a post office, three hotels and numerous saloons lining the main street. There were also a school, hoarding houses, hundreds of homes, a livery, several blacksmith shops, barbershops and a Methodist church.
Unlike many mining camps in the area, most of the residents of Elkhorn were European immigrants with families who relied not just on the mines but also established a thriving woodcutting business in the nearby forests.
The production at the mines in the area continued to grow throughout the 1880s. For example, in 1888, the Elkhorn Mine established a new 25 stamp mill to process the ore and the mine had already reached about 800 feet underground. The following year the company sold the mine a London Syndicate which increased production and petitioned the Northern Pacific Railroad to establish railroad line connecting Elkhorn to Boulder for easier transport of the silver mined.
The sharp drop in the price of silver in 1892 following the decision by the government to drop silver as a monetary base marked the beginning of the end of mining in Elkhorn. Many mines closed down in the following few years.
The Elkhorn Mine continued operation until 1900 when it was closed down briefly. By that year it had produced over 8.9 million ounces of silver, over 8,000 ounces of gold and over 4 million pounds of lead.
The following year the Elkhorn Mine, which was the most productive mine in the area, was sold and the new owners revived production and even built a new mill. When water began to fill the mine, the operations were shifted to processing the old mine dumps.
With silver prices still low, the mine closed down in 1902 once the old mine dumps were exhausted.
In 1906 a system to remove water from the mines was built and mining resumed but employing a smaller number of men than had been the case for the past 30 years. By 1908 there was no more rich ore in the mine and the operations once again shifted to processing the old mill tailings.
Mining was revived a number of times until 1937 when the mine was closed down for the last time.
Following the decline in silver prices and the closing of mines in Elkhorn, many of the miners left. In fact, by 1893, the population of Elkhorn town had dropped to about 600 people. In the following years, the railroad was discontinued and the post office was moved and the school was closed down. The railroad tracks were finally removed in 1931.
Today Elkhorn is a classic silver mining ghost town. It is now part of the Elkhorn State Historic Park. It is a well-preserved mining town much like Bannack and Virginia City.
The town boasts of over 50 original buildings that still stand. The park is open to visitors who want to learn about the history of the place.
Visitors to Elkhorn today are likely to see the old fraternity hall, the mining camp architecture preserved by the Montana Ghost Town Preservation Society, the old Gillian Hall and several other buildings with clear signage.
Outside the state park, there are a few original homes that are now home to the last few residents of Elkhorn.


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Q: Converting Websites in HTML/XML into RDF I want to convert the data on any html website to rdf.
do you know any html to rdf converter?
or, do you recommend for this purpose the use of XQuery or GRDDL?

A: In general, an automatic conversion is not possible, since HTML says what something looks like, and not what it means. If the HTML contains existing markup, you could use Anything2Triples (http://developers.any23.org/) to get RDF out.
If it's just HTML you have to write your own extraction rules somehow. GRDDL would work, but I would probably simply use python + BeautifulSoup. It depends what technology/language you know already!

A: If the HTML contains embedded RDFa the you can use an RDFa parser to extract the information.  There are parsers available for various platforms and languages so depends on your development environment.


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Częstochowa () (pronunciado en español: Chenstojóva) es una ciudad industrial del sur de Polonia, perteneciente al voivodato de Silesia. Ubicada en la parte alta del río Warta, se encuentra en la región histórica de la Polonia Menor y cuenta con una población de 235 798 habitantes, según censo de 2011. En la ciudad se encuentra el monasterio de Jasna Góra, que alberga la Virgen de Częstochowa.

Geografía
Geográficamente la ciudad está situada en el límite de tres mesorregiones incluidos en la provincia de Meseta Malopolska. En Częstochowa los altitudes son entre 236 a 305 m sobre el nivel del mar. El punto más bajo de la ciudad se encuentra cerca del río Warta en este de Mirow, y más alto se eleva la montaña Ossona, situada al este de la Acerería de Częstochowa. La ciudad está situada en la cuenca de Oder y su mayoría es drenada por el río Warta y sus afluentes (Kucelinka, Konopka, Stradomka, Gorzelanka). Sólo la parte norte y noroeste de la ciudad es drenada por el río Białka, el afluente de Liswarta. A unos 60 kilómetros al sur de la ciudad está el Aeropuerto Internacional de Katowice. La ciudad se sitúa a 64 km al norte de Katowice.

Clima

Historia
Los estudios arqueológicos proporcionan información que el área de la actual Częstochowa ya estaba habitada en la antigüedad. Los primeros vestigios de presencia humana en la zona se remonta a finales del Paleolítico (aproximadamente a 9000-8000 años antes de Cristo). Quizá con el tiempo de estado de los Vistulans en Siedlce en la colina Gąszczyk era una pueblo fortificado, hoy en día en la frontera oriental de Częstochowa.

La primera mención de la ciudad Częstochowa apareció en 1220. En el  era una ciudad fundada, según la ley alemana, por el rey polaco Casimiro el Grande. En aquel entonces era un importante centro comercial del camino que iba de Rusia y Wołoszczyzna a la Baja Silesia y Sajonia. El siguiente acontecimiento histórico que influyo en el desarrollo de la ciudad fue el derecho de explotar vetas y fundir el hierro. Su situación favorable a orillas del río Warta y la localización del monasterio paulista facilitaron sin duda el desarrollo de la ciudad, además, alrededor del monasterio existía un asentamiento, Częstochówka, que en 1717 recibió el título de ciudad.

En 1807 fue incluida en el Ducado de Varsovia, hasta su ocupación por los rusos el 2 de abril de 1813.

Las dos ciudades se unieron oficialmente en 1826. Fue entonces cuando se formó la Avenida de la Santísima Virgen María (Aleja Najświętszej Maryi Panny), alrededor de la cual empezó a desarrollarse la ciudad: se construyeron casas de vecindad y se establecieron varias comercios. El desarrollo más intenso de Częstochowa coincide con la revolución industrial. En la ciudad ya existía canalización de aguas y la cruzaba la línea ferroviaria Varsovia-Viena. Debido a ello se establecieron aquí fábricas textiles, una fundición y se desarrolló la industria química y textil. La artesana tradicional se basaba en la producción de artículos hechos de metales preciosos, vidrio y cerámica.

A finales del  Częstochowa era una ciudad con el desarrollo industrial más dinámico y la cuarta ciudad más grande del Reino Polaco. La culminación de este proceso fue la Gran Exposición Industrial y Agrícola organizada en 1909 en Częstochowa, que se convirtió en una gran demostración nacional de la cultura y del potencial técnico y productivo de Polonia. Desde 1933 la ciudad fue capital de provincia. A principios del  Częstochowa consiguió consolidar su patrimonio cultural. Se establecieron en la ciudad varias instituciones culturales, como museos, bibliotecas, teatros, cines y centros educativos, se desarrolló la prensa local.

En 1925 se estableció la Diócesis de Częstochowa que en 1992 fue elevada por el papa Juan Pablo II al rango de metrópoli.  El área de la ciudad se expandió de manera uniforme en todas las direcciones, por lo que el territorio de Częstochowa es compacto y regular.  En los años 1928-1930 el área de la ciudad fue de 47,2 km², y desde 1975 es 159,6 km². Las dos calles principales de la ciudad forman una cruz.

El ambiente favorable para las inversiones caracteriza también a la ciudad actual. Hoy en día Częstochowa es una importante ciudad con una infraestructura desarrollada y una base económica y social apreciable. Es también centro universitario con nueve escuelas superiores en las que estudian 40 000 universitarios. Es una ciudad cultural que aprovecha su rica tradición e historia y ofrece un amplio repertorio cultural durante todo el año. Es también una ciudad abierta al mundo: en 1998 fue la primera ciudad de Europa Central y Oriental laureada con el Premio de Europa, una distinción otorgada anualmente por el Consejo de Europa, desde 1955, a aquellos municipios que hayan hecho notables esfuerzos para promover el ideal de la unidad europea.

Peregrinación

Częstochowa es una ciudad conocida en todo el mundo por el icono de la Madona Negra, la imagen de la Virgen María que se encuentra en el monasterio de los paulistas en Jasna Góra (Monte Claro). Miles de peregrinos llegan aquí para agradecer o pedir dones a la Virgen, en momentos de alegría y de dolor. Częstochowa es uno de los principales centros de peregrinación del mundo. El santuario es cada año visitado por unos 4-5 millones de peregrinos de ochenta países. Una de las peculiaridades de las peregrinaciones a Częstochowa son las que se realizan a pie. Participan en ellas cada año unos 200 000 peregrinos. Las rutas más largas son de más de 600 km y el recorrido dura veinte días.

Museos y galerías de arte
 Museos del Monasterio de los Padres Paulinos de Jasna Góra
 Museo de Częstochowa
 Museo de la Archidiócesis de Częstochowa
 Museo de Fabricación de Fósforos
 Galería Municipal de Arte
 Galería del Centro de Promoción de Cultura Gaude Mater
 Galería del Arte de Fundición Profesor Wacław Skawa
 Museo de Ferrocarriles
 Galería LONTY-PETRY
 Planetario Astronómico de Academia de Jan Długosz

Arquitectura
 Iglesia de los Santos Andrés y Bárbara. Fue construida en la primera mitad del  para los fines del noviciado de los paulistas de Jasna Góra. La ubicación del templo en este lugar se debe, probablemente, a la existencia de una fuente en la que, según la leyenda, se lavó la imagen de la Virgen de Częstochowa tras su robo y profanación en 1430. A finales del  la iglesia se erigió en parroquia. El templo es de estilo barroco con huellas del gótico. Se construyó como una iglesia de una sola nave, pero durante las reformas se añadieron naves laterales en forma de capillas. Detrás de la iglesia está la Capilla de Santa Bárbara que cobija la fuente milagrosa.
 Iglesia del Santísimo Nombre de María. Fue construida junto con el monasterio de los marianistas en los años 1859-1862. La iglesia es de estilo neogótico, de una nave y sin presbiterio. En el interior destaca el techo de casetones con rosetones y las paredes pintadas al fresco con motivos florales de estilo modernista. La iglesia, que al principio pretenecía al monasterio, ahora funciona como la iglesia del rectorato. Merecen especial atención los cuadros pintados por varios artísticas famosos, por ejemplo, el cuadro del retablo mayor, obra de Rafał Hadziewicz, que representa a la Inmaculada o los cuadros de January Suchodolki y Piotr le Brin. Dentro del coro de madera hay órganos de 1935, y debajo de él se pueden ver pilas de agua bendita al estilo barroco.

 Iglesia de San Segismundo. Es la iglesia más antigua de Częstochowa, construida en el , con tres naves, presbiterio alargado y una torre gótica. Posteriormente se añadió la Capilla de San Gregorio (1625-1643) y la sacristía que estaba en la parte norte de la iglesia y fue derribada en el . Tampoco queda nada del cementerio parroquial de la Ciudad Antigua que estaba junto a la iglesia. La iglesia actual es de estilo barroco con una fachada de 1783 y con dos torres. Al lado de la iglesia está la casa del párroco, de dos plantas, y el edificio del antiguo convento de la primera mitad del , unido a la altura del primer piso con la iglesia. Donde hoy está la calle Mirowska, antes había un campanario situado al lado de la muralla y de la atalaya municipal, inexistentes hoy en día.

 Archicatedral de la Sagrada Familia. Construida entre 1901 y 1927, es una de las iglesias más grandes de Polonia. El edificio está construido con ladrillo, con detalles arquitectónicos de piedra y arenisca, es de estilo neogótico, de tres naves con presbiterio alargado y una fachada con dos torres. El interior es de granito escandinavo, las vidrieras y el rosetón representan las escenas más importantes de la istoria de Polonia, así como los Santos Sacramentos. En la década de 1930, delante de los tres altares se añadieron barandillas con decoración al estilo gótico y bajorrelieves. Debajo de la Capilla de la Virgen de Częstochowa está la cripta de los obispos de Częstochowa.
 Iglesia y cementerio de San Roque y San Sebastián.

Eventos
 Festival Internacional de Música Sacra "Gaude Mater"
 Trienal de Arte Sacro
 Festival de Violín Bronisław Huberman
 Talleres de pintura al aire libre El Otoño de Jura
 Festival de Jazz Tradicional "Hot Jazz Spring"
 Taller Municipal de Pintura al Aire Libre
 Festival Internacional de Folclore De cerca y de lejos
 Bienal Internacional de Miniatura
 Festividad de la Recolección en Jasna Góra
 Fiesta de la ciudad de Częstochowa

Deporte
El Raków Częstochowa juega la Ekstraklasa y la Copa de Polonia, además quedó eliminado en la Conference League tras haberle ganado por penales a FK Sūduva, Rubín Kazan y haber perdido ante el KAA Gent. Disputa sus encuentros como local en el estadio municipal de Częstochowa.

Ciudades hermanadas

Personas notables

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Sitio web oficial de la ciudad de Częstochowa (en polaco e inglés)

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Review: COMIC ART IN MUSEUMS, Edited by Kim A. Munson
Comic Art in Museums
Comic Art in Museums. Edited by Kim A. Munson. University Press of Mississippi, 2020. 386pp, $30 paperback.
A pet peeve of mine, a whole little schtick, was my often complaining about how museums and galleries would refer to some works as "comics-related" but never would go that extra step and simply refer to a work that was, indeed, a work of comics, like a lot of work by Raymond Pettibon, as simply "comics." Sure, when confronted with an actual comic strip or comic book, then, yes, that was comics. But when it was a work that was clearly utilizing all the elements of comics, was up to its eyeballs in the comics medium, it was politely referred to by the art world establishment as a "comics-related" work. Now, sure, one only needs to look at the Pop Art movement to appreciate that distinctions have to be made. But still, what was happening was that comics, as an art medium in its own right, was being dismissed. It can get complicated, needlessly so, in determining between high and low art and all the myriad interconnections. Comics have had a rough go of it, especially in the United States. So, what do we mean when we refer to comics and are all comics now supposed to be treated as works of art? No, all comics are not works of art. Just as all dime store novels are not works of art! Maybe that helps to clear things up. A new book, with the goal of clearing things up is Comic Art in Museums, edited by Kim A. Munson, a collection of essays, dispatches from the art wars. And make no mistake, when it comes to jockeying for position, on all fronts, there's a war going on.
Panel excerpt from "High Art Lowdown," Artforum, December 1990, by Art Spiegelman
Perhaps one of the greatest villains, or scapegoats, in the ongoing war between high and low is Roy Lichtenstein. And that's a shame because his is a brilliant body of work. In the tradition of comics at its most brash, Art Spiegelman, known for Maus, winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize, fired off a salvo aimed right at Roy Lichtenstein in a review he created using the comics medium on a page in Artforum, December 1990. It was a review of the latest attempt to place comics in a fine arts setting: The Museum of Modern Art's High and Low: Modern Art and Pop Culture. Spiegelman would have been far better off had he taken his time to calmly comment on the show instead of feature Lichtenstein and the supposed wrong he'd done. To be clear, Roy Lichtenstein did nothing wrong. Simply put, he took comics from one context and put them in another. Taking one thing and repurposing it is as old as cave paintings. Seriously, look at an artist like Édouard Manet and you can see what intriguing results you get from recontextualizing. Pop Art was doing this left and right and it wasn't always simply a comment on consumer trash culture. It could also be contemplating formal issues, right down to playing with the juxtapostion of Ben Day dots. It was a lot of things and one thing you can definitely call it is art.
Program cover, The Comic Strip: Its Ancient and Honorable Lineage (1942). Image courtesy of AIGA Design Archives.
As Kim A. Munson's research bears out, the earliest comics shows, from the '30s and '40s, did not feature pointed issues of legitimacy. In fact, it was more of a display of craftsmanship that was honored. We seem to come full circle in honoring craftsmanship with the landmark Masters of Comic Art show from 2005 but more on that in just a moment. Really, all of this coming to terms with comics comes down to what one group of connoisseurs thinks over another group of connoisseurs! What I appreciate about Munson's book is how objective she is with the multitude of facts to dig through. Anyway, it was a very different scene when comics began to be shown in anything resembling a formal gallery setting. As Munson reports, back in the '30s and '40s, comics were appreciated and everyone was happy, just as long as you tolerated the common view that comics were quaint Americana. What makes things more complicated is that, in so many cases, comics are no better or worse than soap operas. So, your head will explode if you try to justify all comics. That's where overanalyzing can run you aground. So, when in doubt, consider some common sense. There is agreement that comics can rise to high levels of excellence, such as the work of Milton Caniff, Winsor McCay and George Herriman. It has to do with originality of content and masterful and innovative use of formal elements. Honestly, you know it when you see it. You don't have to leave it up to so-called experts to explain to you what is art and what is not art. It is a stereotype, really, to say that all diehard fans of comics are only interested in a particular plot. But the connoisseurs and so-called experts too often conclude that's the case.
Comics have gone through a series of misunderstandings, especially in the United States. While Munson's book doesn't explicitly state that it is only covering U.S. comics, it does naturally slip into that focus. This is a collection of written pieces inextricably linked to American taste. It is that taste upon which the perception of comics depends upon in many ways. We Americans want to have it all, be brash and outspoken while being respected on all fronts. Collectively, we are not a shy bunch. And, as a group, we seem to be compelled to push and pull. And so something as egalitarian as well as just plain fun and stimulating as the comics medium is not going to get a free pass. So, where to begin? Well, in the beginning there was ignorance and indifference. As Denis Kitchen, an underground cartoonist and publisher of the prestigious Kitchen Sink Press, notes in his essay in this book, it seemed like comics came to life long before it gained any respectability. You could walk into the offices of United Feature Syndicate in the '50s and find the original work of Al Capp, their star cartoonist, strewn across the floor of a storage room, complete with footprints. Al Capp, himself, hadn't figured it out either and likened his world-famous Li'l Abner comic strip to a quick minute's read on its way to becoming fish wrap. Even when it came to how to display the comic strip in public, it was thought that the finished printed color strip from the newspaper was far superior to the original. Heck, at first, original comic art wasn't even considered an option as viewing material; and then, once found acceptable, it was simply pinned to the wall with tacks, no need to bother with framing it. That's a far cry from today, of course, since first-rate work from the all-time best cartoonists is now properly valued. Denis Kitchen certainly knows this as his agency represents the estates of Will Eisner, Harvey Kurtzman, Al Capp, and many others.
Misfit Lit
So, how do you do justice to a work of comics, on a gallery wall, that was intended to ultimately be printed in a relatively small reading format? The fact remains that comics as an art form simply needs to be approached on its own terms. It's not painting, for example, and doesn't need to compete with it. When you come down to it, it is a hybrid art form, both visual and literary. Sure, there are comics without text but, essentially, comics is a form of storytelling. And, at the forefront, as I always like to point out, is the cartoonist-auteur, the one person who is engaged in the creation of a work of comics. This person might feel like creating outright paintings and all sorts of drawings and work in other media. What matters here is that comics, as an art form does have a core modus operandi: visual storytelling that uses visuals as a language and tends to be an artful combination of word and image. At its core, it is a sequential art or, at least, a form of storytelling. So, is it mainly visual or literary? It's both. It's a hybrid. Among the various art shows that have attempted to show comics, one of the best was 1991's Misfit Lit and that's simply because it was put together by Gary Groth, co-founder of Fantagraphics Books, as well as Larry Reid, folks who intimately understand comics. The big secret is to display the work in proper context.
It is work from the cartoonist-auteur that gets to the heart of the matter and best speaks to the issue of comics as art. Misfit Lit: Contemporary Comic Art, which began in Seattle and then went on a brief tour, provided not only a showcase of superstar talent but a serious look at the comics medium through a rich variety of work including Bernie Krigstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Charles Schulz, Basil Wolverton, Howard Cruse, Justin Green, Roberta Gregory, Chester Brown, Charles Burns, Peter Kuper, William Messneer-Loebs, Jim Woodring, and many more.
Maters of American Comics
Often, what people want is to be dazzled and one show that did just that was the 2005 show, Masters of American Comics, which, in no small part, was a reaction to the very same MOMA high low show of 1990 that had so incensed Art Spiegelman. This was a chance to set the record straight. Comics, all by itself, without need of comparison to painting, would dazzle an audience. This is a prime example of comics experts setting the tone. Art Spiegelman acted as a consultant and helped to choose the fifteen featured cartoonists, which included himself. No harm done, really. It was a wonderful show. And it served its purpose. As co-curator John Carlin put it, this was an opportunity to give a certain set of cartoonists an added "glow," in the same spirit as, in the late '50s, French critics elevated popular Hollywood directors Hitchcock and John Ford to the level of art-house icons. What was once one thing became another.
The Bible Illustrated: R. Crumb's Book of Genesis at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. October 24, 2009-February 7, 2010.
It all comes down to legitimacy. We creative types all hunger for legitimacy, especially if we're creating work that we know is deserving of more serious acknowledgement. Comics, as a whole, have been howling for such validation. Case in point is the career of R. Crumb, the ringleader of much of the mayhem and glorious creative output of the underground comix movement. Is a lot of that work today under fire? The short answer is yes. In more recent years, what has Crumb done in order to perhaps appeal to a larger audience? Crumb turns the Bible into a comic book! For anyone familiar with its contents, it basically allows Crumb to be Crumb. Crumb recently took on The Book of Genesis with spectacular results. This is a case of a savvy master creating a work with one eye on the printed result and another eye anticipating a presentation of original artwork to the public. Another recent Crumb show was at the prestigious David Zwirner art gallery in New York. For that show, Crumb was presented in historical context. And, since Crumb is still an active artist, one room was dedicated to recent work that was as vibrant and compelling as anything you would expect from one of Chelsea's blue chip galleries. Sure, a lot of these were more one-shot portraits but that's really the whole point. Comics is an art medium. And artists are artists. Sometimes artists create comics and sometimes they create other forms of art. And when a work of art is comics, well, there's no shame in saying that. The point is that Crumb was able to ride the waves of an often provocative and controversial career. Finally, he's been there to guide the narrative, set the record straight, and firmly establish his position.There are a number of essays in this book that conclude Crumb is Crumb and that's worth respect.
Whoever gets noticed the most then gets to move forward and, ultimately, gets to be remembered for posterity. Sometimes merit is not the most important factor but sheer persistence in determining who reaches to the top. However, it is only after numerous cycles of shows, reviews, and whatever else, before the true artists become most apparent and remain standing. After a long process, common sense will play a more important role, and out into the world, like a reborn babe, will emerge undisputed names like George Herriman, Milton Caniff and Jack Kirby.
I can't stress enough the importance of objectivity in a collection such as this. Munson has done such an admirable job of organizing this multitude of dispatches from the front lines, including her own work. And, all the while, she doesn't step in to clear the air with any speculation of her own. She lets the work speak for itself. And, in doing so, it's clear to me that she sees there is plenty of work still ahead in understanding comics. The very last piece included in this book is from 2017 by Alexi Worth and explores the work of Jack Kirby. For me, and perhaps to any careful reader, the frustrating conclusion Worth reaches is that there is a strong case to be made for Jack Kirby creating what amounts to art, despite the fact he had to work in such a minor art form as comics! In Worth's opinion, comics is essentially a mass entertainment machine: "The basic task of that medium is to transform neat rows of boxes into heterogeneous flow." Poor Jack Kirby, in Worth's view, was held back by comics "because his pictures were conceived as sequences." How can you appreciate the artist if you don't appreciate their art medium? Let me just insert here that I'd welcome further discussion with Worth since, to be fair, I see this as an evolving discussion. I also believe it is settled that comics is as legitimate an art form as any other. We don't want that to get lost. And, again, I'll state here that there is a wide spectrum of comics, not all linear and dependent on identical panels, although it doesn't matter. In fact, comics do well with a set of limitations. Jack Kirby literally pushed the constraints of the picture plane. Other masters of comics, like Steve Ditko, seemed to revel within a certain set of order. And, despite what Worth concludes, comics don't need to be hemmed in by addressing action only from one panel to the next. Many artists can speak to the interconnection of activity that is possible taking place all over the page as well as the dynamism going on between facing pages. Artist and scholar Frank Santoro is certainly a leading advocate of creating comics that work with the entire space not only between panels but also between pages. Well, the process of understanding comics goes on and this book will absolutely help with the ongoing discussion!
Milton Caniff show at Society of Illustrators, 1946.
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Tagged as Art, Art Spiegelman, Book Reviews, Books, comic books, comics, Entertainment, graphic novels, Illustration, Krazy Kat, Media, Pop Art, Pop Culture, Publishing, Society of Illustrators, Storytelling
March 10, 2020 · 10:00 pm
Drawing: It's Always a Good Time for Soup
Ode to a Soup Can
When you think of art and soup cans, you can't help but think of Andy Warhol–and, obviously, for good reason! Warhol remains a mighty force in the art world, pop culture, and our everyday lives in ways we may take for granted. Breaking new ground and making art history is quite rare. Warhol did it. In the first phase of his career, he conquered commercial art. In the second phase, he conquered the art world. Someone who dismisses Warhol is terribly off the mark, perhaps working from some anti-intellectual motivation. But people really don't want to be talked down to. It may seem comforting but it's an inane act. People truly respond best when they're lifted up and challenged. Warhol earned his place in art history. Just look at Warhol's work. Warhol made us see our world differently. For example, Warhol's screen prints invite us to scrutinize as well as find the poetry in pop stars and consumer culture. Now, as far as soup that I like, I think something less iconic and more organic suits me just fine. How about you?
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Review: THIS IS WARHOL, published by Laurence King Publishing
This week we will consider Laurence King Publishing's exciting new artist series in a graphic novel format. We begin with "This is Warhol." We will continue with Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon, Salvador Dali, and end the week with Paul Gauguin. How often have you started the week with Andy Warhol and ended the week with Paul Gauguin? Well, you lucky duck, this is your week. These are all iconoclasts and each of their work continues to reverberate. Among this group, we feel closest to Warhol, despite the fact he was personally quite distant. We think we know him. But, as this book clearly demonstrates, there is much more than meets the casual observer.
Catherine Ingram writes with great enthusiasm and confidence in her subject. She weaves a compelling narrative in such a concise manner, never wasting a word. As she's describing Warhol's childhood, she is deftly planting seeds that link us to the vision of the leading figure of Pop Art. Andy, the child, is gazing upon his neighborhood church's icons. As a Catholic, the icons are powerful figures for Warhol. As an adult, he will take that same level of emotional attachment to his depictions of Campbell's soup cans and Hollywood stars. But weren't these repeated images from pop culture simply statements about an empty and shallow society? No, Ingram makes a case for much more being said.
Filed under Andy Warhol, Art, Art books, Laurence King Publishing, Pop Art, pop culture
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Jeremy Eaton Holiday Art Show in Seattle, Saturday, December 13, Noon to 6pm
For our Seattle readers, be sure to stop by and check out the boldly ironic paintings of one of Seattle's favorite sons, Jeremy Eaton. He regularly graces the pages of our favorite alternative weekly, The Stranger. Jeremy Eaton is a published cartoonist, illustrator and painter living in Seattle. For his paintings he utilizes discarded plywood he finds in the shipyards of the city, applying acrylic paint in bold splashes of color and overlapping strokes of black in order to replicate the pulp printing of the comic books and magazines of his youth, often sublimating this with wider cultural themes and commentary. Be sure to visit Jeremy right here.
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SEA/PDX: Max and Lucia Make a Safe Landing at Seattle's Art-obsessed Hotel Max
Max and Lucia come in for a safe landing at Seattle's Art-obsessed Hotel Max after a visit to Popland.
During the "Pop Departures" exhibition at Seattle Art Museum, Hotel Max is displaying its own Pop Up Pop Art Show featuring Pop Art masters from the show at SAM. To book your own Pop Art Getaway, visit our friends at Hotel Max right here.
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SEA/PDX: Field Notes From SAM's 'Pop Departures'
Seattle Art Museum is a veritable Popland for its show, POP DEPARTURES, OCT 9 2014 – JAN 11 2015. For more details, visit our friends at SAM right here.
What follows are field notes from the current show. Consider it a review, a guide, a friendly tour. When it comes to reviewing a show like SAM's exploration of Pop Art, it's a brave new world. Today, a handful of local art critics no longer command public opinion as much as make a noble contribution. No sooner have they done that, in a poetic, or quirky, or straightforward fashion, than a babble of reactions shoot out from below in the comment section. And that's exactly what Andy Warhol would have wholeheartedly approved of!
As much as can be said for Pop Art shedding a light on a dead end, Pop Art is full of life. It's our world, made up of mass media galore and celebrity worship. Let's do something about it. Since it's not going away, engage it. Make art. The babble in the comment section can rage on and on and on. Some of us learned how to love the bomb, so to speak. That is the overriding sensibility to be found here. There's social commentary, critique, and satire, of course. But, ultimately, when Warhol suggested that everyone would get their fifteen minutes of fame, it wasn't a barb but a realization.
SAM provides a refreshing look at Pop Art byway of where it came from and how it continues to reverberate to this very day. You may even see such familiar figures as Warhol and Lichtenstein in a new light. What this exhibit does so well is demonstrate how, as time progressed, and consumer culture became more complex, so did contemporary art. Layer upon layer, extended the bright and bold message of consumerism. As the landscape of pop culture evolved, and devolved, art responded and collaborated.
Art and its subject end up doing a dance together. And the most subversive work will find its way into the mainstream. Consider the cacophonous video on display by Ryan Trecartin. You may find that you got the joke and want to walk out as soon as you walked in. But stay a while. Wait a minute, something about these vacuous characters spouting gibberish and thinking themselves profound is very familiar. Compare this to the mainstream co-opting (or is it stealing?) by Saturday Night Live with their popular ongoing skit, "The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party."
As we view the Warhols and Lichtensteins, we don't need to see them as only a part of art history. They continue to breathe life. They continue to provide a road map (sorry, no GPS) for making sense of the landscape.
"Pop Departures" is on view from October 9, 2014 thru January 11, 2015. Visit our friends at SAM right here.
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SEA/PDX: Welcome to Popland
Filed under 24 Hour Comics, Comics, Henry Chamberlain, Hotel Max, Max at Hotel Max Comics, SAM, SEA/PDX, Seattle, Seattle Art Museum, Webcomics
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Roku Original Sci-Fi Comedy: WE ARE NOT ALONE


The film centers around the lonely walk of a free Aurélien, ironically recalling his dark & pleasant masters during world war II as he strays from one deserted city landmark to other instead of celebrating along the moment of Indian independence.
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Hi guys, Gemma here, with another installment of thank-god-it's-Friday food. And actually, I can't really take personal credit for these recipes and I wouldn't even want to, seeing as they're the product of Simon Rimmer (yes, from the tele Simon Rimmer) using super exciting Onebrand ingredients.
I was lucky enough to be able to head along to a Onebrand bloggers event a couple of weeks ago on behalf of Florence Finds and learn the upcoming recipes from the master himself, and I have to say there's a reason I'm laughing in each and every photo – I had a ball. Pop back on Monday for a more indepth look at Onebrand, a company who are supporting communities in the developing world through their products, which are available here in the UK and make it ridiculously easy to consume ethically and 'give back' as a part of your routine trip to the supermarket. Not only that, once you crack a Onebrand egg, you'll never switch. Honestly, they have such an intense, glossy yellow yolk and if you whisk one up in a cup with a pinch of salt, pepper and fresh basil and then toss it, with a knob of butter, through steaming fresh tagliatele…. ahem. Sorry about that.
But speaking of phenomenally delicious things you can do with eggs, here is Simon Rimmer's twist on the Scotch Egg, accompanied by a chutney that is so zesty and rich it's like a sock to the head. Except, you know, awesome and not at all painful.
Divide into 16, press flat, then flour each egg, then egg wash and wrap the meat around.
So findettes, who's tempted? Has anyone eaten at a Simon Rimmer restaurant (Greens, Didsbury & Earle, Altrincham) or already discovered the Onebrand range?


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A fortunate punter located in the European Union was able to have an incredible start to their week as they triggered an incredibly large progressive jackpot while playing at Paddy Power. This punter was spinning the reels on Adventures In Wonderland when she triggered a progressive worth £564,665. Though this doesn't break the one million euro mark it is still a large enough amount of money that your life can forever be changed from the jackpot win.
Ash Gaming, the software developer behind Adventures in Wonderland has created multiple progressive slots throughout their years of operation and each one has seen multiple life changing wins. Adventures in Wonderland is by far the most popular of their progressive jackpot slots as the progressive on this slot has been won three times this year alone. The largest progressive win recorded for this slot is £642,992 which was won earlier on this year in August.
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Microgaming have revealed their latest slot machine to online punters. This new slot machine is called "Max Damage". It takes players deep into space where you get a lovely view of Earth. You fight alongside various soldiers in order to take the space station and get a hefty pay check in the process. This slot is being released on November 5th, 2014.
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In an industry filled with developers creating new slots every month it's nice to see a unique experience developed. Yggdrasil Gaming, an upcoming developer in the industry has continually released unique video slots throughout 2013 and 2014. Their latest slot Pyrons continues their unique approach to developing slots.
Pyrons is unique in a way that instead of the reels spinning and stopping at a certain moment, the reels have symbols fall into a random position. It's a new take that changes up the way the game is played. As of right now we only know of two game features that will be available within this slot. The first is exploding wilds, random symbols on the reels once you land on the exploding wilds will explode and be replaced by new falling symbols. There is also a multiplier in Pyrons that ranges from 2x, 3x, 5x to 20x your winning combination.
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Pinnacle, an online sports betting firm just announced hours ago that they will be leaving the United Kingdom online gambling market come the end of September. Pinnacle is one amongst many that are leaving the UK Gambling Market due to new tax and licensing regulations being put into effect by the UK Government at the end of September.
Pinnacle Sports made this announcement through an email that was sent out to all affiliates and customers in the UK. The email noted that punters will have until 11:59 P.M BST on September 30th to withdraw any funds that they still might have at the casino. After this deadline punters will no longer be able to access Pinnacle Sports for their gambling services.
They are considered to be one of the best online sports betting sites available in the UK. You could wager on anything from Soccer to Basketball to Formula 1. Their player base is massive and you can be ensured that those players will miss their experiences with this sports hall. You can still access their gambling services until September 30th which isn't for another fourteen days. You can have two more weeks of some of the best sports betting experiences known to the British.
Pinnacle also offered punters live casino games, slots, table games and mobile casino games as well. They were a force not to be reckoned with but with Pinnacle leaving the market this leaves a void in the market that needs to be filled, it's only a matter of time till another casino such as Pinnacle begins operations in the UK. An ideal place to visit for all your latest in gambling related information is www.casinos2win.com.
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No details have been released regarding who won this progressive or what they plan to do with their wins. The reason for this is because this jackpot was taken less than twenty four hours ago. We will inform you on any updates released regarding this jackpot's winner and what they will do their mass amount of winnings.
There are hundreds of online casinos operating within the online gambling market but only a select few of these online casinos have been able to grow popular throughout the years. Sky Vegas is one of those online casinos, three or four times a month you will hear about how a massive progressive jackpot has been triggered at this online casino. This month proves no different as just last weekend a lucky player spinning the reels on "Rumble in the Jungle" was able to win a progressive worth £165,080.
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Every slot you play at Slotland is tied into the casinos progressive jackpot. This allows for the jackpot to be won on a regular basis and provide more punters with life changing wins, you could be the next big winner by registering an account with Slotland and playing one of their many video slots.
Microgaming is one of the most impressive developers to ever grace the online gambling industry. They have more than two decades of experience and continue to push out some of the best games online today. On a regular basis you will read stories about large wins from players around the world and this is testament that Microgaming continues to remain popular, not just for its game selection but for its game quality. The progressives offered by this company is one of those reasons and with some many people playing those slots, it sees many of their jackpots become record breaking, or at the least, news worthy.
Three days ago a fortunate gambler spinning the reels on Microgaming's Major Millions was able to win a progressive jackpot worth the total amount of $896,978. This isn't the largest progressive to be won through Major Millions but is none the less a life changing jackpot win. The largest progressive to be won through this video slot is $1,801,517 and that was won back on May 5th, 2012. Normally this jackpot is won every three to four weeks, this time the Major Millions jackpot went twenty weeks within being won. This allowed for the jackpot to grow to incredible heights, thus by allowing for this punter to win this large sum of money.
You have the opportunity to be one of the next Major Millions winners, you have to first create a player account at any casino that offers this slot and then deposit your money into your account. Then you can experience this slot and play to win the big money.
Gamesys, a long lasting software developer in the online gambling market announce that they have had to abandon their social gambling platform on Facebook. This means that the Slots Frenzy and Bingo apps that Gamesys created for their social media website have been pulled and are no longer available to the general public. This announcement came after Gamesys received a large amount of complaints relating towards these applications, that is when Gamesys announced that they have already pulled down the applications.
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Delaware is one of the three states within the United States of America to have a legalized online gambling market. Unfortunately out of Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey it is Delaware that turns the lowest profits on a monthly basis. Last month Delaware was able to see a slight growth in revenue just as they did during March, this in return has showed Delaware officials that their online gambling market still have the opportunity to be profitable.
There is currently only three online casinos that are licensed and regulated within Delaware. These three online casinos include Delaware Park, Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway. All together these casinos were able to bring in $240,496.08. Delaware Park brought in $180,900.38 while Dover Downs brought in $48,553.07. Harrington Raceway on the other hand wasn't able to earn remotely that much, bringing in only $11,042.48.
Regardless if this isn't a large amount of money or not, it is still an increase when compared to March. During March, Delaware only brought in a total of $206,833.48 in revenue. Unfortunately, online poker in Delaware dropped in revenues this month and only $74,078.44 in revenue was generated.
It should be noted that while Delaware's online gambling market might be small in revenue, the state's population only consists of one million people and this plays a large part in overall revenue.


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Ranking the best free adventure games online video games so far. These are the highest rated games currently available on the PlayStation 4.
1. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
And the best free adventure games online so far is Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. Do we have to talk about this game again? A hallmark of video game design, story and visuals. Naughty Dog doesn't disappoint when it comes to their games. Considered as the final dventure of Nathan Drake and his friends, but it's also his most personal quest yet.
Find the lost city of pirate treasure and witness 10 over 10 action set-pieces that make your jaw drop. With PlayStation 4's capabilities, watch how every new area contains maximum detail that feels like a painting.
It's definitely the best free adventure games online so far, and it has a PlayScore of 9.45
2. The Last Of Us: Remastered
As much as we're hyped for its brutal upcoming sequel, we should know that it wasn't easy being Joel and Ellie in this game. Naughty Dog perfected the art of emotional resonance when it comes to their narrative and story. Follow Joel and Ellie as they survive a grim
world filled with mutated humans and selfish scavengers.
Seasons after seasons, the game develops their characters pretty well that you can really empathize with these characters. This remastered version contains added content and the additional Story DLC that picks up before the game.
It has a PlayScore of 9.39
3. Grand Theft Auto V
Switch between Michael, Trevor, and Franklin as they go about their dysfunctional lives in decidedly criminal fashion. Before we get to taste Grand Theft Auto VI, we get to taste hate this game brimming with new features that fill Los Santos with more mayhem and excitement.
In keeping with the outrageous freedom of the franchise, let go of all your social inhibitions and do whatever the hell you want.
4. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
It's not a surprise anymore. If there's a PlayStation 4 list, you'd be expecting this by now. You can even guess what our top pick would be. The final game of Kojima's legacy. Follow the events after Snake Eater and PSP's Peace Walker in Big Boss' descent into political intrigue.
Witness the birth of the man who sold the world and uncover the events that leads to the first game of the series. It has its flaws, but you can't deny it's an achievement in game design.
5. Batman: Arkham Knight
Rocksteady's explosive finale to their critically acclaimed franchise. Joker might be long gone, but a Scarecrow emerges from the shadows with a vengeful plot. Take on the role of the caped crusader and save Gotham fight against the impending threat.
This is the series' biggest leap towards a huge open-world element with the introduction of the batmobile. Ride around the grim streets and use Batman's million dollar gadgets to defeat the villains of the Rogue's Gallery.
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Doamna Chiajna, född som Ana i Polen 1525, död 1588, var en rumänsk furstinna. Hon var regent i Valakiet 1559–1575.

Hon föddes i Polen som dotter till furst Peter Rares av Moldavien, och döptes till Ana. År 1545 gifte hon sig med furst Mircea Ciobanul av Valakiet. Hon grundade 1552 den första skolan i Rumänien, Câmpulung Muscel.

Vid makens död år 1559 blev hon regent i Valakiet för sin omyndige son Petru cel Tânăr. Hon fick då sköta förbindelsen med turkarna, under vilka Valakiet var vasall, och frambära gåvor till dem. Hon beskrivs som energisk, intelligent och politiskt begåvad. Hennes son bröt under denna tid trolovningen med Stamatie Paleologu, som föredrogs av turkarna, och rymde med adelsdamen Radu Socol, något som tvingade henne att öka gåvorna till turkarna.

Hon blev år 1575 tillfångatagen av turkarna och förvisad till Aleppo i Syrien.

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Rob (Southampton, Hampshire, UK) - Dec 2017
FLPRO-150PF-KIT
This high efficiency waterproof 150W polycrystalline solar charging kit is perfect for permanent outdoor use to provide free electricity for charging 12V or 24V batteries to power various applications. The solar panel is ideal for flat or curved roofs, such as on boats, caravans, motorhomes, RVs etc as it easily moulds to fit the shape of the roof. This panel can be easily mounted using the eyelets and quick-release fasteners that are provided with the panel.
The solar kit includes:
- 150W semi-flexible, textured solar panel made of plastic reinforced with glass fibre, with eyelets and fasteners (IEC certified)
- 20A 12V/24V high efficiency MPPT solar charge controller with inbuilt LCD display
- A pair of 5m 4.0mm thick single core extension cables with MC4 connectors
- 5m 4.0mm thick double core battery cable with a fuse holder, 15A fuse and 8mm ring terminals
150W semi-flexible solar panel:
This solar panel has a textured surface that reduces the reflection of light whilst maximising absorption of light from every possible angle. This ensures high performance of this solar panel in low light or cloudy conditions, or when the light falls at an angle (morning, evening or winter times). The fibreglass plastic used in this solar panel is very strong and durable. When the solar panel is attached to a rigid surface, it is possible to walk on the solar panel in soft shoes (to prevent accidental scratches), which makes it a perfect choice for mounting on a boat deck. These Austrian manufactured solar panels are made to the highest European quality standards and are fully waterproof with a high resistance to salt water environments.
High efficiency MPPT controller:
The 20A high efficiency MPPT solar charge controller included in this kit uses the most advanced Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) technology to track the maximum power voltage point of solar panels as it varies depending on sunlight exposure and temperature. This technology ensures the maximum efficiency of your solar system and significantly outperforms standard PWM solar controllers.
The controller features a comprehensive set of electronic safety functions including protection against: reverse current at night (from the battery back to the solar panel), over-charging and deep discharge, over voltage, over load, short circuit and reverse polarity protection. The controller also has self-diagnostic capability and highlights any system errors using advanced fault-targeting technology.
The built-in LCD screen shows real-time charging parameters such as voltage, current (separately for solar panel / load), battery state of charge, accumulated charge and discharge energy. The easy to use buttons allow the user to manually select the battery type (sealed, flooded or gel) and program load settings (e.g. set timers for lighting, fans, pumps etc).
The advanced current limiting function (20A) also allows the possibility of adding another similar 150W solar panel to your system in the future.
This controller is compatible with sealed, gel and flooded batteries and can automatically recognise 12V/24V battery systems.
Advanced monitoring and programming:
This solar charge controller also features advanced communication technology, which offers the user the opportunity to monitor and program parameters for the controller through various methods:
1) The controller can be connected to a remote meter MT50 with an LCD screen, which displays system performance information and allows the user to manually adjust parameters and load settings
2) The controller can be connected to a Wi-Fi module to create a Wi-Fi network, to which your mobile phone or tablet can connect, in order to monitor or adjust charging parameters and controller settings through a free mobile app - Solar Station Monitor (available for Android and iOS users).
3) An RJ45 to USB cable can be used to connect the controller directly to your PC / laptop, where parameters and settings can be monitored and adjusted via a free computer program - Solar Station Monitor (Windows-based PCs and laptops only).
Using one of these communication methods, the user will gain access not only to the standard charging parameters already shown via the built-in LCD screen, but also additional information such as min/max voltages, temperature, protection cut off voltages, diagnostics and other information. If required the user will also be able to amend the battery capacity, set charging volts for different charging stages, specify the duration of each charging stage, create a user-defined battery type with charging parameters specific to their battery (if the pre-existing options are unsuitable), and more.
The solar panel is fitted with 2 x 0.9m 4.0mm cross section cable and waterproof MC4 connectors which can be used for easy connectivity to the 4.0mm extension cable in this kit or for linking several panels together. This kit also includes a heavy duty 5m 4.0mm dual core battery cable with a fuse holder, 15A fuse and 8mm ring terminals for use between the solar charge controller and your battery.
Click on the Details and Specifications tab for more information.
Solar panel specifications:
Maximum power voltage: 18.7V
Open circuit voltage: 22.54V
Dimensions: 1596 x 717 x 2 mm
Controller specifications:
The most advanced MPPT technology to ensure high efficiency (> 95%) of your solar system
Fully automated operation and auto 12/24V selection
3 pairs of terminals (solar panel, battery, load) for wires up to 6mm
Maximum solar panel voltage 100V
Maximum solar panel power 260W (12V) / 520W (24V)
Temperature sensor for automatic compensation (-3mV/C/2V)
Comprehensive electronic protection features
Communication port: RS485/RJ45 interface
Current limiting function (20A)
Self-consumption: <20mA (12V), <16mA (24V)
Working temperature: -25C to +45C
Size: 22 x 15.4 x 5.2 cm
Mounting dimension: 17 x 14.5 cm
Multiple mounting holes (5mm diameter) for ease of installation
Please note: due to our warehouse arrangements, the solar charge controller and accessories may be shipped from a different warehouse to the solar panel and therefore delivered in a separate package.
The solar panel in this kit is covered by a 2 year warranty and the solar charge controller is covered by a 1 year warranty.
In addition, solar cells are guaranteed to produce at least 90% of nominal power in 10 years after purchase and at least 80% of nominal power in 25 years after purchase. This warranty is provided by the manufacturer of solar cells. For more information please refer to our Terms and Conditions.
This solar panel comes with a detailed instruction manual which explains wiring and operations (see Documents tab). The solar charge controller comes with a separate instruction manual which explains settings and operation.
This solar panel is fitted with eyelets and can be easily mounted using the quick-release fasteners provided. The panel can also be fitted using screws or bolts, secured with self-tapping screws, tenax fasteners or zipping (not included).
Note: this solar charge controller is not waterproof and should be mounted indoors.
The following documents are available to download:
User manual for semi-flexible solar panels FLPRO series
User Manual for Photonic Universe High Efficiency 20A MPPT solar charge controller (PTR2210AN)
Remote meter / display for MPPT and PWM solar charge controllers TR/PTR/VS/PU Series
RJ45 to USB cable to connect a solar charge controller to a PC / computer (1.5m length)
Wi-Fi module for monitoring and programming a solar charge controller through the mobile app (includes 1.9m cable)
Waterproof double cable entry gland (3-7mm) for motorhomes, caravans, campervans, boats and building installations


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Testing for Idiosyncratic Treatment Effect Heterogeneity
46 Pages Posted: 25 Oct 2021
See all articles by Jaime Ramirez-Cuellar
Jaime Ramirez-Cuellar
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics
Date Written: October 19, 2021
This paper provides asymptotically valid tests for the null hypothesis of no treatment effect heterogeneity. Importantly, I consider the presence of heterogeneity that is not explained by observed characteristics, or so-called idiosyncratic heterogeneity. When examining this heterogeneity, common statistical tests encounter a nuisance parameter problem in the average treatment effect which renders the asymptotic distribution of the test statistic dependent on that parameter. I propose an asymptotically valid test that circumvents the estimation of that parameter using the empirical characteristic function. A simulation study illustrates not only the test's validity but its higher power in rejecting a false null as compared to current tests. Furthermore, I show the method's usefulness through its application to a microfinance experiment in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this experiment and for outcomes related to loan take-up and self-employment, the tests suggest that treatment effect heterogeneity does not seem to be completely accounted for by baseline characteristics. For those outcomes, researchers could potentially try to collect more baseline characteristics to inspect the remaining treatment effect heterogeneity, and potentially, improve treatment targeting.
Keywords: heterogeneous treatment effects, unobserved heterogeneity, policy evaluation, RCTs, empirical characteristic function
JEL Classification: C01, C12, C14, C21, C9
Ramirez-Cuellar, Jaime, Testing for Idiosyncratic Treatment Effect Heterogeneity (October 19, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3946092 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3946092
Jaime Ramirez-Cuellar (Contact Author)
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) - Department of Economics ( email )
2127 North Hall


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Eric Mikkelson racks up big margin in win over Serena Schermoly for Prairie Village mayor
Jay Senter Nov 07, 2018 - Prairie Village
Attorney and former city councilmember Eric Mikkelson will return to the Prairie Village governing body in January as the 12th mayor in city history. Mikkelson finished with the widest margin
Eric Mikkelson will return to the governing body in January as Prairie Village's next mayor.
Attorney and former city councilmember Eric Mikkelson will return to the Prairie Village governing body in January as the 12th mayor in city history.
Mikkelson finished with the widest margin of victory among all the races in the Shawnee Mission area Tuesday by defeating current Ward 2 city council member Serena Schermoly. Mikkelson ended the night with 8,193 votes to Schermoly's 3,776 votes in the unofficial final tally released by the Election Office on Tuesday night, or a margin of 64-30. (A total of 705 Prairie Village residents, or about 6 percent of the total eligible voters in the race, did not cast a vote for either candidate).
Mikkelson said Wednesday morning he was very happy with the result, though not necessarily surprised.
"Increasingly through the race, we were getting very favorable reception at the door," he said. "I think we connected with the residents on the issues that we ran on. And that was managing teardowns, fiscal responsibility, expanding bike and walkability and our parks."
Mikkelson said he believed the teardown-rebuild issue, in particular, was a deciding factor for many voters. Mikkelson had been a vocal proponent of the second phase of home design guidelines the city council approved last month. Schermoly was one of two members of the council to vote against them, and had accepted support and donations from members of the Kansas City Home Builders Association, who organized opposition to the regulations.
"I think Prairie Village got it right on that issue," Mikkelson said. "I think the council got it right. And I think the voters got it right."
Mikkelson said he had received a "gracious" call conceding the election from Schermoly Tuesday, and that the two had "pledged to continue working together where we share common ground."
"We are both committed to doing that in the future, and I hope that I can work with any of her supporters who show similar good faith."
Schermoly's first term on the city council is set to expire in January 2020, and her seat will be up for election next fall. She was endorsed in the race by sitting councilmembers Andrew Wang, Sheila Myers, Brooke Morehead and Ted Odell.
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Tuesday's voting presumably settled the question of who will be the mayor of Mission for the next four years, but the counting is not quite done. Thirty-four provisional ballots were
Steve Schowengerdt becomes new Mission mayor with 19-vote winning margin
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Mission mayoral candidates Shepard and Schowengerdt offer contrasting views
The election to replace Mission Mayor Laura McConwell has two veterans of the city council with different approaches to how the city needs to move forward. Dave Shepard is a
Mission will have a new mayor; Laura McConwell not running for re-election
Mission Mayor Laura McConwell will not seek another term in office. McConwell announced her decision shortly after the filing deadline for city offices passed at noon today. Two candidates, current
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Investors are increasingly worried by threats in Congress to delay the reappointment of Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and meddle in the Federal Reserve's decisions on interest rates, fearing a politicization of the agency with the greatest reach over the economy and markets.
Some Fed watchers say the central bank already is kowtowing to critics in Congress by promising to keep interest rates near zero for an "extended period" - as long as the politically sensitive unemployment rate remains near its current 10 percent.
"Congress has a seat" on the Fed's rate-setting committee as long as the Senate strings out a vote on Mr. Bernanke's nomination and legislators debate whether to restrict or eliminate the Fed's roles as bank regulator and consumer protection agency, said Bernard Baumohl, chief global economist at the Economic Outlook Group.
"Even the slightest whiff of higher rates will raise the ire of congressional leaders, who are already only too happy to tighten the reins on the Fed," he said. "We suspect no one on the [rate-setting committee] wants to provoke Congress" as long as it is debating financial restructuring legislation that would strip away some of the Fed's regulatory powers.
Mr. Baumohl said the Fed is inclined to keep rates low for a long while - it historically has waited until six months after the unemployment rate peaks before raising rates - but financial markets are sensitive to any signs that Congress might interfere with timely Fed moves aimed at pre-empting inflation.
At the center of the controversy is Mr. Bernanke, the mild-mannered former professor who enraged the far left and far right by arranging bailouts of big banks, even as major media outlets lauded him for setting up the Fed as a bulwark against recession and financial crises.
A Senate floor vote is expected on Mr. Bernanke's nomination next month, but an unusual coalition of liberal and conservative Fed opponents is threatening to delay the vote with a filibuster. Mr. Bernanke's four-year term as chairman is due to expire at the end of January.
Brian Gardner, a Washington analyst at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc., said the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee's 16-7 vote on Dec. 17 sending Mr. Bernanke's nomination to the floor may have been the high point of support for the Fed chairman in Congress. He estimates that 20 to 30 senators - including most Republicans - will vote against Mr. Bernanke in the full Senate.
David Wyss, chief economist at Standard & Poor's Corp., said foreign investors are most likely to be upset by attempts to intimidate the Fed or limit its legendary independence. Among the senators who say they intend to use their filibuster powers to try to rein in the Fed are Sen. Bernard Sanders, Vermont independent and one of the Senate's most liberal members, and Sen. Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican and one of the chamber's most conservative members.
Mr. DeMint said the intent of their filibuster threat is to force a vote on legislation authorizing the Government Accountability Office to conduct a full audit of the Fed, including its monetary policy operations. Financial analysts say the bill, with 30 Senate co-sponsors, poses the biggest challenge to the Fed's independence since it was codified into law in the 1970s.
"Under Mr. Bernanke's leadership, the Fed has lent several trillion dollars to failing financial institutions that should have been held accountable by market forces," Mr. DeMint said.
"The total amount of these bailouts exceeds the entire annual budget of the United States. Yet the public has not been given adequate information about these bailouts. In fact, Mr. Bernanke has led the fight against" the bill.
Mr. Wyss said foreign investors, who have been instrumental in financing nearly half the government's publicly held debt, fear such a broad attack on the Fed's independence.
So far, however, congressional leaders have fended off the bill, said Brian Bethune, an economist at IHS Global Insight.


Switzerland has gone occult. Opening ceremonies using satanic practices.
*Editor's Note* – The link below takes readers to an article that claims that someone has captured new "wolf cubs" on camera in Switzerland. Realizing the difficulty, usually, of identifying what is commonly referred to as "pure wolves" and the differences of mixed breeds, my first inclination was that this was a picture of mongrel dogs, perhaps representing a mixed German Shepard, not wolves.
The misled desire for people to want to see and have wolves to look at in the wild, have blinded them so badly, any wild dog is considered a wolf. Aside from the perversion that comes with wolf worship, the chosen blindness of the followers are contributing to the demise of actual wolves. Forcing mixed breed canines and actual wolves together, will lead only to further cross-breeding and a destruction of the species – even creating a cross-bred dog species that is more dangerous to people and to livestock.
What will it take to get people to understand?


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Supermajority margin for tax hikes approved for Spokane
Measure holds slim, but sufficient lead
Thu., Feb. 14, 2013
By Jonathan Brunt jonathanb@spokesman.com(509) 459-5442
The next time the Spokane City Council considers a tax increase, it will take five of seven votes to pass.
Most of the remaining ballots in Tuesday's special election were counted Wednesday, and support for supermajority Proposition 2 increased, widening a close lead it had after Tuesday's count.
"The voice of the majority has spoken that we want a higher threshold in the area of taxes," said Councilwoman Nancy McLaughlin, who led the effort to place the rule in the city charter.
The proposal captured 51 percent support and leads by more than 800 votes. Spokane County Elections Manager Mike McLaughlin said there will be only a few hundred votes left to tally when the next count is done Feb. 25.
Supporters argued that the state Legislature is likely to give local governments more authority to create and raise taxes in the coming years and that increasing the vote threshold from four of seven members to five of seven members will give taxpayers more protection. They stressed that it still only will take majority votes to place a tax on the ballot.
Opponents argued that the rule was a scheme for the current Republican-leaning majority on the City Council to retain control of fiscal policy even if they lose control of the council.
They also noted that there are few examples of tax increases approved by the council in recent years in 4-3 votes.
But Council President Ben Stuckart, a staunch opponent of Proposition 2, said city services could be seriously affected by the new threshold and said he expects close votes in the future about accepting the annual 1 percent property tax increase that the City Council usually has approved without controversy.
Last year the council voted 4-3 to reject the increase. Stuckart and other Democratic-leaning members argued that had the city accepted it, the city would not have had to eliminate first-response firefighting capability from a South Hill fire station.
"They chose to close a fire station and not take the 1 percent," Stuckart said.
Spokane Citizens for Responsible Government, which backed the proposition, has reported raising about $11,000 to the state Public Disclosure Commission. McLaughlin said late contributions will put that number over $15,000.
Citizens for Democracy, the opposition campaign group, agreed not to raise more than $5,000, the threshold over which campaigns are required to submit itemized reports to the PDC.
Published: Feb. 14, 2013, midnight
Tags: 2013 election, citizens for democracy, nancy mclaughlin, spokane citizens for responsible government, supermajority proposal


Keeping it real with this PSN. Spotted by Lynne Segall in Atlanta, Georgia.
Chiropractic PSNs always quack us up. Here's one from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania spotted by Jonathan Schneider. Looks like the doc has a needy patient approaching.
At this Winston-Salem, North Carolina chiropractor's office, all bones must be connected to the funny bone. Yet, PSN spotting is no funny business for Sandy Schneider. The Joint now puts her submission count into double digits. Chapeau!
No adjustment needed for this PSN. Spotted by Jonathan Schneider in Lake Park, Florida.


NADK :: What forms of cannabis do Australians use?
Home > Knowledgebase > Cannabis > Use Patterns > What forms of cannabis do Australians use?
72% of Australians who used cannabis in the past 12 months used the head; 45% used the leaf, 10% used cannabis resin, 5% used cannabis oil, and 4% used other forms of cannabis.


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News story: An unknown British World War 1 sailor's grave identified and rededicated a centrury after his death
A dignified service of rededication was held for Petty Officer (PO) Charles McDonald yesterday, Thursday 10 May 2018, at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Oostende New British Cemetery in Belgium, exactly 100 years after his death. PO McDonald, originally from Leith in Edinburgh, was formerly buried as an unknown British sailor.
The service, organised by the MOD's Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), part of Defence Business Services, was conducted by the Reverend (Professor) Scott J S Shackleton, Deputy Chaplain of the Fleet, Royal Navy.
David Slade kneels beside the newly marked headstone for PO McDonald, Crown Copyright, All rights reserved
In May 1918, Charles McDonald was on loan to HMS Vindictive when it took part in the second Ostend raid, which was the second failed attempt to block the channels leading to the port. A successful blockade of these bases would force German submarines to operate out of more distant ports, such as Wilhelmshaven, on the German coast. This would expose them for longer to Allied countermeasures and reduce the time they could spend raiding.
In anticipation of a raid, the Germans had removed the navigation buoys and without them the Vindictive had difficulty finding the narrow channel into the harbour in heavy fog. When she did discover the entrance, a mechanical fault prevented her from turning fully broadside to block access; a German shell fired from a gun battery on shore hit the bridge, killing the commander and wounding or killing most of the bridge crew.
PO McDonald was climbing the stokehold ladder at the time, a shipmate confirmed that the ladder was shot away by the blast and Charles was never seen again. He was buried as an unknown British stoker, who died on 10 May 1918 whilst serving on HMS Vindictive.
A bugler plays during the rededication service for PO McDonald, Crown Copyright, All rights Reserved
More recently, a historian with a firm interest in HMS Vindictive submitted clear and convincing evidence to the JCCC proving that the individual buried in Oostende new communal cemetery was Charles McDonald.
Louise Dorr, JCCC said:
It is very poignant to be here today on the 100th anniversary of Charles's death to be able to give him back his name and rededicate his grave to him.
Reverend (Professor) Scott J S Shackleton is joined by Navy representatives by PO McDonald's new headstone, Crown Copyright, All rights reserved
Reverend (Professor) Scott J S Shackleton said:
PO Charles McDonald was clearly a sailor's sailor having joined the Royal Navy in 1898 at the tender age of 18 years. He came from Leith, the port of Edinburgh and although we know little about him it is likely that the sea would in some way have been in his blood. The raid on Oostende on 9 and 10 May 1918 was a bold and brave assault which would have inevitably been costly in terms of lives. It is a privilege to lead a service today to commemorate PO McDonald as a fellow matelot and Scot. May his soul rest in peace and rise in glory and may we never forget the sacrifice of the few for the many.
David Avery of the CWGC said:
On the centenary of his death, we are privileged to be able to re-dedicate the grave of Petty Officer McDonald in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission's plot in Oostende new communal cemetery. The CWGC are pleased that we are now able to pay tribute to this courageous sailor who had served his country for 20 years by marking his resting place with a headstone bearing his name.
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