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import collections
import sys
from functools import reduce
from typing import Iterable

from django.conf import settings
from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
from django.db.models import Model, Count

from TBAW import models
from TBAW.models import *
from util.strutils import TemplateString

def class_from_str(name: str):
    try:
        return reduce(getattr, name.split('.'), sys.modules[__name__])
    except:
        return None

__RANKING_MODEL_TEMPLATE = TemplateString("RankingModel{}")
__SCORING_MODEL_TEMPLATE = TemplateString("ScoringModel{}")

YEAR_TO_SCORING_MODEL = collections.OrderedDict()
YEAR_TO_RANKING_MODEL = collections.OrderedDict()

for year in settings.SUPPORTED_YEARS:
    ranking_model_t = class_from_str(__RANKING_MODEL_TEMPLATE(year))
    scoring_model_t = class_from_str(__SCORING_MODEL_TEMPLATE(year))

    if ranking_model_t is not None:
        YEAR_TO_RANKING_MODEL[year] = ranking_model_t
    if scoring_model_t is not None:
        YEAR_TO_SCORING_MODEL[year] = scoring_model_t

def get_teams(*team_numbers: Iterable[int]):
    return Team.objects.filter(id__in=list(team_numbers)).all()

def get_team(team_number: int) -> Team:
    """

    Args:
        team_number: a number associated with a team (e.g. 2791). can be type str or int.

    Returns:
        a Team object associated with the number

    """
    return Team.objects.get(id=team_number)

def get_previous_team(team_number: int) -> Team:
    """
    Used for attempting to guess rookie year when one isn't provided.

    Args:
        team_number: A team number associated with a team

    Returns:
        the first active team with a team number lower than the parameter (e.g. get...(2791) returns Team 2789)

    """
    for num in range(team_number - 1, -1, -1):
        if num <= 0:
            return None
        if Team.objects.filter(team_number=num).exists():
            return get_team(num)

def get_event(event_key: str) -> Event:
    """

    Args:
        event_key: a str containing a year and an event string (e.g. 2016nyro)

    Returns:
        The Event object associated with the event key

    """
    return Event.objects.get(key=event_key)

def get_match(event_key: str, match_key: str) -> Match:
    """

    Args:
        event_key: the year of the event and the string associated with the event (e.g. 2016nyro, 2014cmp, 2015iri)
        match_key: the year of the match, the event, the competition level of the match, the match number, and the set
        number, if applicable (e.g. 2016nyro_f1m1, 2015iri_sf2m2, 2015nytr_qm40).

    Returns:
        Match with the key match_key at Event with the key event_key.

    """
    return Match.objects.get(event_key=event_key, match_key=match_key)

def get_alliance(team1: Team, team2: Team, team3: Team) -> Alliance:
    """

    Args:
        team1: the first team of the alliance
        team2: the second team of the alliance
        team3: the third team of the alliance

    Returns:
        Alliance containing the three teams provided.

    """
    return Alliance.objects.prefetch_related('teams').annotate(t=Count('teams')).filter(t=3, teams=team1).filter(
        teams=team2).get(teams=team3)

def get_instance_scoring_model(year: int) -> ScoringModel:
    """

    Args:
        year: The year that you want the scoring model for.

    Returns:
        An instance of ScoringModel relating to whatever year you want.

    """
    return YEAR_TO_SCORING_MODEL.get(year, ScoringModel)

def get_instance_ranking_model(year: int) -> RankingModel:
    """

    Args:
        year: The year you want the ranking model for.

    Returns:
        An instance of RankingModel relating to whatever year you want.

    """
    return YEAR_TO_RANKING_MODEL.get(year)

def make_team_table_row(name: str, url: str, holder: Model, stat) -> dict:
    return {
        'name': name,
        'url': url,
        'holder': holder,
        'holder_url': reverse_model_url(holder),
        'stat': stat
    }

def reverse_model_url(model: Model) -> str:
    if isinstance(model, models.Team):
        return reverse('team_view', kwargs={'team_number': model.team_number})
    elif isinstance(model, models.Event):
        return reverse('event_view', kwargs={'event_key': model.key})
    elif isinstance(model, models.Alliance):
        alliance = Alliance.objects.prefetch_related('teams').get(model.id)  # type: Alliance
        teams = alliance.teams.values('team_number').all()
        return reverse('alliance_view', kwargs={
            'team1': teams[0].team_number,
            'team2': teams[1].team_number,
            'team3': teams[2].team_number
        })
    elif isinstance(model, tuple(YEAR_TO_SCORING_MODEL.values())):
        return reverse('event_view', kwargs={
            'event_key': model.match.event.key
        })
    elif isinstance(model, tuple(YEAR_TO_RANKING_MODEL.values())):
        return reverse('event_view', kwargs={'event_key': model.event.key})
    else:
        return ''

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Patriots win AFC title
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick holds the championship trophy after the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady holds up the championship trophy after the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft holds the championship trophy while being interviewed by Jim Nance after the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) after the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick hugs his girlfriend Linda Holliday after the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady , right, chats with Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck after the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. THe Associated Press
New England Patriots wide receiver Brandon LaFell (19) dives over Indianapolis Colts cornerback Greg Toler (28), but he had stepped out of bounds before reaching the end zone during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck throws his head back after throwing and interception during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick congratulates LeGarrette Blount after his touchdown during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates with teammate Timothy Wright after his five-yard touchdown catch during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck looks at the scoreboard from the sideline during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis celebrates after intercepting a pass from Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck for a 30-yard gain during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount (29) scores on a 13-yard touchdown run while being tackled by Indianapolis Colts free safety LaRon Landry during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots tackle Nate Solder scores against Indianapolis Colts inside linebacker D'Qwell Jackson (52) on a 16-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick signals to his team during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots tackle Nate Solder (77) scores on a 16-yard touchdown catch from quarterback Tom Brady against Indianapolis Colts inside linebacker D'Qwell Jackson (52) during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots tackle Nate Solder, below, is congratulated by his teammates after scoring on a 16-yard touchdown pass during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) gets away from Indianapolis Colts defensive end Arthur Jones (97) and linebacker Jerrell Freeman (50) during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) congratulates his teammates after Zurlon Tipton's one-yard touchdown run during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots Sunday. The Associated Press
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck celebrates Zurlon Tipton's one-yard touchdown run during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots Sunday. The Associated Press.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) throws during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots fullback James Develin (46) celebrates after his one-yard touchdown catch against the Indianapolis Colts during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount, center, scores on a one-yard touchdown run against the Indianapolis Colts during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates LeGarrette Blount's one-yard touchdown run during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws while being pressured by Indianapolis Colts' Arthur Jones (97) during the first half of the NFL football AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press
ndianapolis Colts' Andrew Luck (12) and Jack Mewhort warms up before the NFL football AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady cheers as he comes on the field for warm ups with Jimmy Garoppolo before the NFL football AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press
New England Patriots fans cheer with a sign that refers to Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski before the NFL football AFC Championship game between the Patriots and Indianapolis Colts Sunday. The Associated Press

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On Tuesday 16 June 2015 the winner of the BP Portrait Award 2015 was announced at the National Portrait Gallery. The prestigious first prize - in the 26th year of BP's sponsorship of the competition - was won by 35-year-old Israeli artist Matan Ben-Cnaan, for Annabelle and Guy, a striking allegorical portrait of the artist's friend and step-daughter as if contemplating their tragic fate in the blinding sunlight of Israel's Jezreel Valley.
The judges were impressed by the highly charged and unsettling portrait in which the artist chose to depict his sitters as though they were facing tragedy in an echo of the Biblical story of Jephthah. In this story an Israelite judge vowed on entering battle that should he win, he will sacrifice the first thing that greets him upon his home-coming, believing it to be a dog. However, on his return, it is his daughter who rushes out in welcome. Realising the tragic mistake he has made, he upholds his vow and sacrifices his child.
Matan Ben-Cnaan was presented with £30,000 and a commission, at the National Portrait Gallery Trustees' discretion, worth £5,000. The portrait can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery from Thursday 18 June when the BP Portrait Award 2015 exhibition opens to the public.
The second prize of £10,000 went to Leicester-based artist Michael Gaskell, 51, for Eliza, a portrait depicting his niece Eliza, who agreed to sit for him in early 2014 at the age of 14, having first sat for a portrait for her uncle when she was a very small child.
The third prize of £8,000 went to Spanish artist Borja Buces Renard, 36, for My Mother and My Brother on a Sunday Evening, a portrait of his mother Paloma and his brother Jaime in the living room of his parents' house. His father who had been ill for some time passed away a few weeks after the painting was finished.
The BP Young Artist Award of £7,000 for the work of a selected entrant aged between 18 and 30 has been won by New York based artist Eleana Antonaki for J. The awards were presented by historian Simon Schama who was one of the judges.
Matan Ben-Cnaan is an artist from the north of Israel, who studied fine arts at Haifa University. His First Prize-winning portrait is partly inspired by the biblical story of Jephthah, an Israelite judge who vowed to God on entering battle with the Ammonites, that should he emerge victorious from war, he will sacrifice the first thing that greets him upon his home-coming, probably believing that it would be a dog. However, on his return, it is his daughter who rushes out in welcome. In horror, he realises the tragic mistake he has made, but upholds his vow and sacrifices his child. At the centre of the portrait, located close to the artist's home in Israel's Jezreel Valley, is his friend Guy and step-daughter Annabelle. 'Unified by the blinding light, all the objects in the picture become one,' says Ben-Cnaan. 'The tension imminent in the moment of realisation of the horrible price one must pay is reflected in the composition. The rough wall and rugged gravel echo the grittiness and grief in Guy's (Jephthah's) character, whilst the fig tree, casting an ominous shadow, presages Annabelle's fate. Her strong posture reflects her own resolve and her role, in both the story and in Guy's life, in carrying his burdens and misfortune. Being just a child, Annabelle attempts to process her tragic fate'.
Selected for BP Portrait Award exhibitions five times and second prize winner on three occasions, Michael Gaskell is a Leicester-based artist. He was commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery in 2012 to paint a portrait of climate scientist Sir James Lovelock and other commissions include a painting used on the poster for Wes Anderson's 2012 film Moonrise Kingdom.
He says the primary influence on the appearance of the portrait was the work of the fifteenth-century painter Hans Memling. A year before he started the portrait of Eliza, Gaskell had been commissioned to make a painting of an American collector who had a particular interest in the Early Netherlandish artist and had at some point owned work by him. In preparation for that picture Gaskell set about studying portraits by Memling and believes his work informs aspects of his portrait of Eliza such as the lighting and the composition.
Working and living between Madrid, Spain and Florida, USA, Borja Buces Renard has painted his mother Paloma and his brother Jaime in the living room of his parents' house on a typical Sunday when the family would gather and talk. However this Third Prize-winning portrait has an added poignancy as his father, who had not been able to join them for such Sunday gatherings for some time due to illness, passed away a few weeks after the painting was finished. For the past four years his father had been suffering from a progressively debilitating illness.
'Making this weekly event slowly disappear, I wanted to portray this emotion in my painting', he says, 'with the image of my father missing and that difficult time for all of us, especially for my mum whom had dedicated herself to taking care of him. Our living room, in which we all spent many evenings together was the place that would best capture that moment. I had painted my mother, father and brother many other times on that same couch, so I was pretty sure about how I wanted to use the light and colour'.
The painting, with its powerfully dissolving forms on the edges of the canvas, is dedicated both to the artist's father, Jose Antonio, and to his mother Paloma.
New York based artist Eleana Antonaki, 25, is the winner of the BP Young Artist Award for a portrait of her friend and emerging artist Julie Laenkhom whose practice is installation-based and deals with the idea of the "object as a living thing." She was fascinated by the connection Julie develops with her sculptural objects and the almost ritualistic and obsessive way she treats objects of "low value" like plastic bags and balls of clay. In the portrait Julie is shown meditating with her sculptural objects on her working table. Eleana wanted to compose a very austere environment that reveals little about the space in which the sitter exists. She wanted to place her sitter in a precarious position where the narration takes place somewhere outside of the image either before or after the depicted moment. 'Using painting as my medium,' Eleana says, 'I am constantly aware of the history the medium comes with and the dialogue it is generating with its huge tradition. In my portrait, I am referring to the archetypical image of a sitting figure and at the same time to construct an image that exists in a dialogue with the traditional painting space'.
The winner of the BP Travel Award 2015, an annual prize to enable artists to work in a different environment on a project related to portraiture, was also announced last night. The prize of £6,000 is open to applications from any of the BP Portrait Award-exhibited artists.
This year the BP Travel Award has been awarded to French artist Magali Cazo for her proposal to travel to a community of bronze-smelters in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, West Africa. There she will live with and represent the artists, apprentices and labourers whose lives revolve around the foundry. Magali was inspired by the vivid colours of the landscape, the architecture and the clothes on a previous visit to Bobo-Dioulasso and will use the sketches made on that trip to develop a series of portraits on wood. Magali's resulting work will be displayed in the BP Portrait Award 2016 exhibition.
The work of BP Travel Award 2014 winner Edward Sutcliffe, based in London and Dubai, is on display at this year's exhibition. Edward won for his proposal to document the Compton Cricket Club which was formed as an initiative to help encourage and empower the disaffected youth of an area of Los Angeles synonymous with poverty and crime. By spending as much time with the team as possible (either on the pitch or in their everyday lives) and seeing the impact cricket has had on people from some of the city's toughest streets, Sutcliffe drew and painted the players, producing portraits that show a fusion of two very different cultures and how the game of cricket with its ethos of fair play and honestly has been embraced by this community.
The BP Portrait Award 2015 received 2,748 entries from 92 countries, (up from 2,377 entries from 71 countries in 2014). Judged anonymously, 55 portraits have been selected for the exhibition (National Portrait Gallery, London, 18 June-20 September 2015, Admission free). In 2014 the BP Portrait Award received 281,717 visitors.
The Portrait Award, now in its 36th year at the National Portrait Gallery and 26th year of sponsorship by BP, is a highly successful annual event aimed at encouraging artists to focus upon, and develop, the theme of painted portraiture within their work. The BP Portrait Award, one of the world's most prestigious art competitions, has a First Prize of £30,000, making it one of the largest for any global arts competition.
The BP Portrait Award 2015 competition was judged from original paintings by: Pim Baxter, Deputy Director (Acting Director at the time of judging), National Portrait Gallery, London (Chair); Sarah Howgate, Contemporary Curator, National Portrait Gallery, London; Kim Mawhinney, Head of Art, National Museums Northern Ireland; Peter Monkman, Artist and First-Prize winner of BP Portrait Award 2009; Simon Schama, Historian; and Des Violaris, Director, UK Arts & Culture, BP.
The BP Travel Award 2015 was judged by Sarah Howgate, Contemporary Curator, National Portrait Gallery, Peter Monkman, artist and First-Prize winner of BP Portrait Award 2009, and Des Violaris, Director, UK Arts and Culture, BP.
The BP Travel Award 2014 was judged by Sarah Howgate, Contemporary Curator, National Portrait Gallery, Susanne du Toit, artist and BP Portrait Award First Prize winner 2013, and Des Violaris, Director, UK Arts and Culture, BP.
PUBLICATION: A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition and features an essay by Neil Gaiman. The BP Portrait Award 2015 is published 18 June 2015, and includes over 55 colour illustrations, price £9.99 (pbk).


Yay, I've been looking for a project and this is it! Question: You say "no loose parts" so does this mean any limbs should be sewn on rather than I-cords that are just threaded through the bodies as in many of your patterns? Thanks and looking forward to making lots of these.
This is sooo fabulous, Anna! I cannot wait to get knitting on these! I'm thinking some of them may need to go on "tour" of NYC, don't you?!
Suzette, good question! I just mean nothing that isn't well attached to the ball, like a hat that isn't stitched on or something. I-cord limbs going through the body should be pretty secure if the ends have been woven in a few times.
Expect even more from Idaho once the dragon for my daughter is finished!
Wonderful, Christina and DCAlaneKnits! Deb—I like that idea of course!
So FUN!!! Can't wait to make some and send on theircway! My yarn loves to travel!
This is so exciting! And the perfect project for fun variegated yarns which don't translate into cute patterns… not that I have an entire stash of those or anything…..
Is there a size requirement for the balls, too large or too small? Thanks!
Putting a smile on a childs face is what i love to see. Something so simple can make a day for a child thats suffering from an illness or other life situations. Thank you for this opportunity to pass on homemade love around the world.
It's so great to see the enthusiasm here—thank you all!
Mary—there really isn't a size requirement. I hope to have good volume, so big is good, but huge (like soccer ball size) isn't what we need. Thanks!
That's a great question, Courtney! We are planning to clean the balls, and depending on what method we end up using, it will be best if everything is made of yarn and stuffing, no glue or paint.


Boomers Blowin' Smoke | The Baby Boomer Generation -Trends, Research, Discussion, Comment for Baby Boomers.
If this article on HuffPo is to be believed, we Boomers should probably not be smoking pot. First of all, it actually is stronger than in our day--about 10% THC, compared to 2-3% in the 60's.
Also, our aging bodies may have a bunch of ailments, for which pot is not a benefit, such as high blood pressure and cardiac issues. As our medicine chests fill with pills for this and that, pot may also be contraindicated with other medications. Apparently that hasn't stopped us: marijuana use in adults has been increasing steadily.
Who can blame us? Ravaged retirement benefits, unemployment, aging symptoms, life in general--sometimes we just need a little recreational relief. Of course, pot also has proven benefits in cancer treatment and other illnesses.
Are you still toking? Or lighting up again after a few decades of responsible adulthood?


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Aon Center plaza getting $6.5 million renovation, as workers expected to seek outdoor spaces after COVID-19
Column: Beverly Art Walk this year becomes the do-it-yourself Alt Walk, and in some ways is better than ever
By Rick Kogan
There is no Beverly Art Walk this year, at least not of the conventional sort that has brightened and united the South Side neighborhoods of Beverly and Morgan Park for the past six years and people are just fine with that.
"This year has been wonderful, actually," says Sal Campbell, a visual artist who, along with neighbor and arts administrator Monica Wilczak, is co-chair of the Beverly Area Arts Alliance (The Alliance), which they co-founded in 2014 and which has since staged the Beverly Art Walk.
This year's "walk" exists under the banner of "Alt Walk."
"I think that in this time, with so many things shut down, people are able to see art more intensely," says Campbell. "There's less noise, less distraction."
Many art and entertainment organizations have come up with ways both clever and desperate to reach audiences in this shuttered era. There are live-streamed plays and backyard concerts, internet excursions and other events that allow people to watch and listen in person (socially distanced of course) or, most often, from the comfort or, what is for many, the captivity of their own homes.
Few have adapted as well and compellingly as have the folks of The Alliance, which has been doing a creative job of adjusting to our trying times, hosting a few outdoor backyard concerts and reformatting its popular Frunchroom reading series for those who enjoy availing themselves of Facebook and Zoom.
The Alt Walk is there for the taking, pared back from years past but still a visual feast.
Look, there on a tree in front of Bookie's, the bookstore at 10324 S. Western Ave., is the elaborate yarn-based work (known in art circles as a "yarn bomb"), the work of Linda Bullen honoring Native American women who've gone missing.
Look, there on the walls of Two Mile Coffee Bar, 9907 S. Walden Pkwy., are the stunning portraits of Tim Anderson; the other Two Mile Coffee Bar, in the old train station at 1766 W. 95t St., features the work of Ann Blaas.
Yarn-based art titled "Not Forgotten: Native American Women" by Linda Bullen. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)
Look, there at City Grange, 1818 W. 99th St., are the creatures made of raw materials and found objects by Mathias "Spider" Schergen, a retired Golden Apple award-winning public-school teacher.
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Look at the large collaboration among five women artists — Dawn Liddicoatt, D. Rae, Samantha Griffin, Jacy Barrett and Terry Rudd — at the Root Consignment shop at 1913 W. 103rd St.
There is a story, and human beings, behind each of the 20-some installations that dot the lively South Side neighborhoods. Surely the most touching is that of Kurt Mitchell, whose haunting drawings can be found at Horse Thief Hollow, a very pleasant brewery/restaurant 10426 S. Western Ave., where also on display on the walls are fine and colorful works of other artists.
"Kurt could usually be found at the end of the bar, always drawing in his ever-present sketchbook," said Campbell. "He had done some of the illustrations for Horse Thief's beer labels and was planning to have his work as part of this year's walk."
But he got sick and died of COVID on July 1. "That was heartbreaking," said Campbell. "But we tracked down some of his work. We wanted it to be part of this year's event. He deserved that."
From its inception, the idea behind the art walks was to link creative artists with the area's businesses, a canny collaboration that benefited both the artists (most of their work is for sale) and the businesses, which have enjoyed opening their spaces to larger-than-usual crowds.
Pieces started being installed a few weeks ago and there have so far been two relatively organized evening walks, during which the art is illuminated and most of the businesses remain open. Another takes place 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. You can get all sorts of information — about the art and artists, and links to the business in which they are being shown — at The Alliance website and on Instagram.
This will enable you, if you can't join the wandering crowds on Thursday night, to create your own do-it-yourself walk (or bike ride or car ride).
"We want this to keep going until the weather gets nasty," says Campbell.
Artwork by Mathias "Spider" Schergen at City Grange in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Until then, you will have your own outdoor art gallery of paintings, drawings, hand-woven baskets, ceramics and mixed media. And there has been some talk, spurred by this year's success, of creating a dedicated space curated by The Alliance that might serve as a permanent showcase for local artists.
In addition to the art installations on view, there is an intriguing new element called Pandemogram postcards. "We asked people to send these to us," says Campbell. "They could be addressed to anyone, everyone, expressing hopes, dreams, worries and expressions of love during this painful, tumultuous and, I hope, transformative time."
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This idea and, indeed, the coining of the term "Pandemograms" — a combination of "pandemic" and "telegrams" — was that of artist Carla Winterbottom, who started designing and sending postcards at the outset of the pandemic. The Alliance put out a call for others, anyone, to contribute, and some of those efforts are on exhibit at Heritage Gallery, 1907 W. 103rd St.
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This is the cozy business started decades ago by the late Jack Simmerling and his daughter Vicki, who runs it still. Before his death in 2013, I visited often with Simmerling and found him to be an artist of great talent.
Born and raised in suburban Blue Island, he earned a degree in fine arts from the University of Notre Dame. He wanted to work in a museum but there were no jobs available. So, with a new wife and baby, he went to work for a framing company and began selling his paintings for 25 cents. He was successful, his work got more expensive and as he proudly told me long ago, "I have had a very loyal clientele. I do believe that my work might be hanging in every other house in Beverly."
And on the walls of the gallery are many of his paintings. Each one, in its way, is a timeless love letter to Beverly and the city.
rkogan@chicagotribune.com


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Dr. Paul Besser
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MSMaterials Science and Engineering, 1990
BSMaterials Science and Engineering, 1988
Dr. Paul R. Besser graduated Summa Cum Laude and was the Outstanding Senior in the Materials Science and Engineering Department North Carolina State University in 1988. He attended Stanford University with a Fellowship from Semiconductor Research Corporation, earning his M.S. (1990) and Ph. D. (1993) in Materials Science and Engineering. Paul joined Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in 1993 as a Process Development Engineer and became a Fellow in the Technology Development and Research Group in 2001. In his 16 years at AMD, Paul had temporary assignments at IMEC (Belgium), Motorola (Texas), AMD (Germany) and IBM's TJ Watson Research Center (New York). Upon leaving AMD, Paul has been the Director of Technology Development at InVisage Technologies, Unity Semiconductor, GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Lam Research. Paul's research interests include alloy and rare earth silicides, mechanical properties and reliability of metallization, packaging and non-volatile memories. Paul has co-authored over 100 research publications and holds > 200 U.S. patents. He is passionate about science, education, community and mentoring young people.
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Flipping through these pages will certainly instill a sense of wanderlust. From tranquil hiking trails and paniolo barbeques to the ultimate guide to building an idyllic getaway, editor Kevin Allen and associate editor Grace Maeda reminisce on their favorite stories in this dreamy magazine.
Also gracing the pages of the new issue is HAWAIʻI Magazine's 24th annual photo contest. With hundreds of submissions, this year was especially challenging for the team to select finalists and winners. The winning images in the magazine beautifully capture the magic of the Islands' places and people. Listen as Kevin and Grace talk story about their favorite photos of the contest.
The duo also chatted about the surf contest currently dominating Hawaiʻi news. The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational ran on Sunday, Jan. 22 at Waimea Bay for the first time in seven years. Grace headed to the Oʻahu's North Shore to watch the historic surf competition. This was the tenth time the contest had been held since its inception in 1984. The Eddie is notoriously difficult to schedule because it's only held at Waimea Bay and runs if waves consistently reach heights of 20 feet between Dec. 14 to March 23.
It was a historic year for the Eddie. Six professional female surfers were among the dozens of top athletes that were invited and paddled out into monstrous waves on Sunday. But in the end, it was 27-year-old Luke Shepardson, a North Shore surfer and lifeguard who defeated defending titleholder and 2-time world champion John John Florence.
To hear a rundown of the competition and score a behind-the-scenes glimpse in HAWAIʻI Magazine's Winter 2023 issue, listen to episode 101 of the "Have Aloha Will Travel" podcast. And don't forget to grab an issue here, or better yet, subscribe.
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Parents should avoid buying children toys with magnets for Christmas, pediatric surgeons urge
By CH News On Dec 9, 2021
Pediatric surgeons are urging parents not to buy toys with small, often brightly colored magnets as Christmas presents, following a dramatic increase in the number of children requiring surgery after swallowing them.
The Children's Surery Foundation issued the warning after research showed that the number of children swallowing magnets had increased fivefold in the past five years.
Hemanshoo Thakkar, consultant pediatric surgeon at Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London (UK), says: "This year alone, Evelina London has seen 15 new cases of children swallowing magnets and had surgery on seven of them, a few of whom were very unwell."
Research at four major hospitals in the south east of England found that between 2016-2020, 251 children were admitted after swallowing foreign objects. Of these, 37% were coins (93 boxes), 21% were magnets (52 boxes) and 17% were button batteries (42 boxes).
During this period, there was a fivefold increase in the number of children who swallowed magnets, most of which were brightly colored matchstick-shaped pieces found in children's building kits. More than 40% of the children required surgery and in half of the cases the children developed complications due to holes in their intestines leading to infections."
mr. Hemanshoo Thakkar, Consultant Pediatric Surgeon, Evelina London Children's Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London
Only 2% of children who swallowed button batteries required surgery, but 42% of those who took magnets required either keyhole surgery (laparoscopy) or a more invasive laparotomy, which involved incisions in the abdominal wall to access the intestines.
"If children swallow one magnet, it will likely pass harmlessly through their bodies, but if they swallow two or more magnets, especially at different times, the magnets, which become increasingly powerful, are compressed in the gut, compressing the tissue so that the blood supply is cut off Within hours, significant damage can be caused by making holes in the children's intestines, making the children unwell and sometimes seriously ill, requiring many complex surgeries to remove the magnets and long recovery periods have in the hospital," says Mr Thakkar.
Trustee of The Children's Surgery Foundation, Ms Caroline Pardy, a pediatric surgeon at Evelina London Children's Hospital, says: "The increasing number of referrals we receive regarding children who have swallowed multiple magnets is very concerning. Fortunately, the majority can be controlled using x-rays to monitor the passage of the magnets out of the gut and avoid surgery, but we have seen some children who have become seriously unwell, especially in young non-verbal children and in whom the ingestion of the magnet has not been recognized. have also spoken to many parents who are very angry that their child has swallowed the magnets at school. Such magnets are sometimes used as 'sensory' toys for children with extra needs. In other cases, the magnets have been taken to school by other children I urge all schools to ban such magnets, regardless of the age of the children.
"The majority of children I have had with magnets swallowed are of an age that parents may not feel they are at risk for. They are also usually ashamed, and even when the magnets have been identified on an X-ray, they often will. This reluctance to tell a parent is also dangerous, as the ingestion can go undetected for an extended period of time, carrying a greater potential risk."
The surgeons say they see children as young as two who have swallowed magnets, as well as teenagers. The average age of children admitted to hospital after swallowing magnets is seven years.
Mr. Thakkar added: "These magnets are being promoted on various websites and on social media. We see some kids who follow influencers on TikTok who use magnets to make fake piercings on their tongue and cheeks and when the kids have copied them they have she accidentally swallowed the magnets."
Mr Munther Haddad, Chair of The Children's Surgery Foundation, Chair of the British Association of Pediatric Surgeons (BAPS) and Consultant Pediatric and Neonatal Surgeon at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, said: "Our main message, especially In the run up to Christmas, it is important not to buy your children toys with magnets in them. If families already have toy magnets in the house, it is essential that children are closely supervised when they are playing with them and when the children are old enough warn them of the dangers of swallowing magnets.
"There is a legal requirement in the UK, specified in The Magnetic Toys (Safety) Regulations 2008, that all magnetic toys sold must be accompanied by a warning, but most manufacturers do not display this. This means that many parents do not realize the problems magnets can cause until their kids end up in the hospital."
Jimmy Bui, two years old, from Ramsgate in Kent, had to undergo open surgery in June this year after swallowing three magnets.
His father, Hung Bui, says: "Jimmy swallowed little magnets that were used to stick a note on the fridge. He started to get tired and then stopped eating and going to the toilet, so we took him to our local emergency room.
"We had no idea he had swallowed three of the magnets until we saw it on the X-ray.
The 33-year-old added: "The magnets had stuck together causing a hole in Jimmy's gut. He was transferred to Evelina London Children's Hospital for open surgery and spent three weeks recovering.
"We are always very careful but this still happened so I want to warn other parents to be very vigilant. I would urge them not to buy any toys that contain these magnets. We don't have any of these magnets in our household anymore ."
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Pigeon es una villa ubicada en el condado de Huron en el estado estadounidense de Míchigan. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 1208 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 542,97 personas por km².

Geografía
Pigeon se encuentra ubicada en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Pigeon tiene una superficie total de 2.22 km², de la cual 2.22 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (0%) 0 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 1208 personas residiendo en Pigeon. La densidad de población era de 542,97 hab./km². De los 1208 habitantes, Pigeon estaba compuesto por el 98.59% blancos, el 0.33% eran afroamericanos, el 0.17% eran amerindios, el 0.17% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0.25% eran de otras razas y el 0.5% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 2.81% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Enlaces externos

Villas de Míchigan
Localidades del condado de Huron (Míchigan)

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Q: Why must fractals be self-referential? Having an idea of what a fractal is done by example and heuristically, then seeking the actual definition is, at first, both obvious and imprecise.  You'll see it defined as an object that is self-similar in some sense or other, but none of the definitions along these lines are at all rigorous.
Then looking back to Benoit Mandelbrot's original characterization of them: they are topological spaces wherein the Hausdorff dimension exceeds the topological dimension.  Let's take those two dimension definitions one at a time.
The Hausdorff dimension of a space is the infimum of values for $d$, for which the $d$-dimensional Hausdorff content of the space is zero.  The $d$-dimensional Hausdorff content of a space, in turn, is interpreted by considering all possible covers of the space by a collection of balls, then for each such covering, forming the sum of the radii of all the balls each raised to the power $d$.  Then from among those possible sums, one selects the infimum.  And so the Hausdorff dimension then is the smallest $d$ value for which that infimum is zero.
Now to the topoligical dimension: there are some choices here, so I opted with the one that said something about a fractal's boundary, because that is a very recognizable aspect.  We must also assume our space is separable, which I don't mind.  The definition is recursive.  So we require that the topological dimension is always integral, and that the topological dimension of $\emptyset$ is $-1$.  Then we consider all possibilities of choosing simultaneously a point and an open set from the space, and for each possibility we inductively require that there is a set containing the point, but contained in the set, whose boundary has it's topological dimension bounded by $n$.  And so we insist that the dimension of the space must then be no more than $n+1$.
Well, I understand that stuff taken one step at a time, but I feel pretty in the dark about how that definition implies the self-similarity property we observe.  Does raising the radius of the balls to the power of $d$, in the $d$-dimensional Hausdorff content, have the effect of measuring something like the dimension of the space it embeds into, when we take that infimum?  That touches on conceptualizing fractional dimension, but still, why should the only way of achieving this fractional dimension be by self-similarity?
Surely there must be equivalent definitions of a fractal out there that are not so impenetrable as this, do you know of one?  Especially one that elucidates where the self-similarity results come from?

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how that definition implies the self-similarity property we observe.

It does not. Fractals, defined as sets with $\operatorname{H-dim}<\operatorname{T-dim}$, have no intrinsic reason to be self-similar. That we tend to think of  fractals as  self-similar is a kind of observational bias.
We can only imagine    sets (and maps) with a finite (and pretty low at that) number of different features. Our visual field (either physical or mental)  has limited resolution. A "generic" subset of real line is something we can never hope to comprehend in its entirety.
To augment our limited vision, we can zoom in on a set and see what it looks like on some scale. But there are infinitely many scales. So we give up and say: let's think of the sets that have the same pattern on every scale, or perhaps have a finite number of patterns that appear on different scales in some regular way. What else is there to do?
By the way, the smooth, non-fractal, objects also have such paucity of features: on all sufficiently small scales, a smooth surface looks just like a plane.
Conclusion: don't try to infer self-similarity from inequality of dimensions. If you want a definition that makes self-similarity transparent, look at the definition of self-similar set.

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Latest drone footage offers clearest look yet at Apple Park ahead of next month's opening [Video]
- Mar. 4th 2017 8:36 pm PT
Just two weeks after Apple announced additional details for its new Apple Park campus, additional drone footage has emerged showing the headquarters. This new drone video is unique in that it does not feature any text overlays, focusing instead on offering a detailed look at every angle of the new campus…
The video shows work still being performed around the campus ahead of its opening next month. The center of the spaceship campus is still being filled in, while other areas are starting to take shape at a rapid pace. The newly-named Steve Jobs Theatre can be seen, while work is also continuing on the underground parking facility. Furthermore, work continues on the solar panel roof, as well as the tree and gardening design of the campus.
The new 4K drone video is absolutely beautiful, offering a simply flyover of Apple Park and providing peaks at the main building and other subsidiary buildings. There are no text overlays, allowing for some really high-quality and enjoyable footage.
Two weeks ago, Apple announced a handful of new details about its upcoming campus redesign, including the official name of Apple Park. Apple also announced that the auditorium will be named after the company's late CEO and founder, Steve Jobs Theater. Apple Park is set to open next month, which is when employees and executives begin to make the transfer.
"Steve was exhilarated, and inspired, by the California landscape, by its light and its expansiveness. It was his favorite setting for thought. Apple Park captures his spirit uncannily well," said Laurene Powell Jobs. "He would have flourished, as the people of Apple surely will, on this luminously designed campus."
You can see past progress on our timeline of drone footage, aerial photos and more. More interior details also recently emerged, including polished concrete ceilings, iPhone-like elevator buttons and flat doorways. Apple previously shared a number of photos of the interior, but many questions remained unanswered about the interior design at this point.
What do you think of Apple's new campus thus far? Let us know down in the comments and watch the latest 4K drone video below:
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Students are always planning the tasks they want to accomplish during the semester and during the breaks in between. As it is the start of another new semester, most Dankookians (students of Dankook Univerisity) have likely already set several goals they wish to achieve in 2016, including good grades, new certificates, high language scores, and so on. Accomplishing these objectives is not always easy, but The Dankook Herald (DKH) has 2 tips that we hope will help bolster your chances of success.
Our first tip is to be sure to use your time wisely. Plan what to do and do it. Keeping a diary will help you make firm plans and stick to them. But what are the best formats for planning? The DKH recommends two formats for you to choose from. There is the 'Bullet Journal' or a 'Chronodex'. These two formats are similar in that they are simple to use, but they differ only as the Chronodoex uses time to keep track of objectives and sets targets and timelines for achievements. Many people use both of these methods, so it is best you choose the one that is most comfortable for your lifestyle.
▲ People used to start writing plan diary when established goals.
A Bullet Journal is a customizable and forgiving organization system. Under this method, you can easily write task lists and check off your things to-do as they get done. To keep it organized you can draw a small box beside each task and place a check mark in the box when it is done. It is the most basic, but most practical format. You can also get a little fancier and customize the task list further by using a lot of icons symbolizing the type of plan it is or you can color code the tasks according to your desire to accomplish them, mark an x when you don't achieve an objective, and draw an arrow to indicate you postponed something.
The Chronodex diary is different in that it is based on a timeline. It uses a special stamp that divides the page up into 24 hours and you list what you need to do according to the timetable. You can also record your tasks by time zone, if you so desire, so you can use it when recording travel schedules. Many people use this method for both travel and daily tasks and find it easy to use.
The DKH interviewed Jung Ji-hye (Senior, Dept. of Sociology), who is a Bullet Journal user and asked her opinion about its validity. She said she wanted to spend the school winter vacation in a meaningful way, so she started using a Bullet Journal. She admits she is not good at decorating her diary and finds long descriptions difficult to read, so she opted to use a Bullet Journal because it was simple to use and easy to read. The DKH asked, what in her experience, were the pros and cons of this type of diary. "The pros are that it is simple to use and easy to read and the main con is the amount of time it takes to record tasks and accomplishments. And when using a Bullet Journal, writing a summary of a long idea can take time," she mentioned. Lastly, the DKH asked if the Bullet Journal helped her achieve any goals. "I registered for an English academy during this winter vacation and by using the Bullet Journal, I was able to keep track of and complete a lot of homework. It was very helpful for me in achieving my goals and for using my time wisely," she answered.
Another tip the DKH has for students deals with different ways to study such as the 'SR-method of learning', the 'Blue pen method of learning' and the 'Kyu-hyun method of learning'. The DKH looked into just what exactly these methods of learning are and how they can help you achieve your semester objectives.
SR stands for 'soft review'. It means to review learning materials with no stress. The 'SR' method of learning purports that repetitive study is the best method. There are 3 steps to this method of learning. Step one, underline keywords in the study material. Step two, check the keywords again and use a highlighter. And finally in step three, read your material. Reading it 10 times using this method is more effective than reading it 3 times.
The 'Blue Pen' method of learning is very different in that it requires a pen and a notepad. Using this method, a student writes everything the teacher says in class. It doesn't matter if it is important or not. When you keep writing thoughtlessly, the information is automatically absorbed and eventually you know what is important and what is not. This method of learning is arguably the easiest way to study.
Lastly we have the 'Kyu-hyun method of learning'. The way to do this is by playing the role of teacher. Pretend there are students in front of you, and teach them. The person who created this method liked Super Junior's 'Kyu-hyun', so she named her imaginary student Kyu-hyun. With this method you can choose your own favorite idols, actors, and athletes and imagine that they are your students just to make the process more interesting.
To see which method of learning a typical DKU student recommends, the DKH interviewed Kim Yun-kyeon (Sophomore, Dept. of English Language and Literature). Her preferred method of learning is the blue pen approach. The reason why she chose this method above all others is simply because she likes blue. When she first starting using this method, she didn't know it was an official method of learning. She simply thought it was helpful for her to write everything the teacher said, so she remembered more details. In time she was able to figure out what information was important and what was not, so she saved time taking notes. But there was one con, which was that all her notes were written in blue, so when she opened her notebook to study, she felt a little overwhelmed reading it at first. Also she needed a lot of blue pens during the semester. Despite those minor drawbacks, she said it was best choice for her to use this method of learning. It really helped her study and her grades increased higher than ever.
Writing a diary will help you plan and execute your plans. It also helps you keep track of your things to do at a glance. For those students who do not have their own consistent study method or are getting poor grades with their existing study method, we urge you to try a new approach! One of the methods discussed is sure to suit your learning style. The DKH hopes all Dankookians start off the new semester more efficiently using these 2 tips.


1. Take the refrigerated Pie Crust Dough out of the fridge 15 min. before usage. Preheat oven to 400°F. Unroll the tempered Pie Crust Dough on parchment paper. With help of the paper, flip the dough into a round, spring form pan. Remove paper and press firmly against bottom and sides. Prick the base with a fork several time.
2. Mix the egg, brown sugar, cinnamon, cream, and vanilla sugar.
3. Distribute the grated chocolate on the pastry. Peel the bananas and cut into thick diagonal slices, approx. 1/2 in. thick. Spread the banana slices evenly over the pastry.
4. Pour the egg mixture over the chocolate pastry and bake for approx. 35 minutes. Garnish the tart with grated chocolate and serve with vanilla ice cream (optional).
Take the refrigerated Pie Crust Dough out of the fridge 15 min. before usage. Preheat oven to 400°F. Unroll the tempered Pie Crust Dough on parchment paper. With help of the paper, flip the dough into a round, spring form pan. Remove paper and press firmly against bottom and sides. Prick the base with a fork several time.
Mix the egg, brown sugar, cinnamon, cream, and vanilla sugar.
Distribute the grated chocolate on the pastry. Peel the bananas and cut into thick diagonal slices, approx. 1/2 in. thick. Spread the banana slices evenly over the pastry.
Pour the egg mixture over the chocolate pastry and bake for approx. 35 minutes. Garnish the tart with grated chocolate and serve with vanilla ice cream (optional).


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Janet Jackson Talks Music And Style In Allure Magazine's February Issue
This interview is the perfect prelude to Jackson's upcoming Lifetime documentary, 'Janet'.
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Ahead of her Lifetime documentary, Janet Jackson is giving a sneak peek into her life via an interview with Allure. The superstar, who has given us hits and inspiration since 1973, sat down with the magazine to discuss the release of her highly anticipated documentary, Janet, which she serves as the executive producer. For Jackson, it was important that she be the one who tells her story and controls her narrative.
The magazine announced their latest cover girl on their Instagram feed early this morning.
"We're excited to reveal Allure's February cover; the living legend and music icon, #JanetJackson! Ahead of her highly anticipated upcoming #janetjacksondoc, we connected with Ms. Jackson in London about her cross-generational catalogue, striking personal style, and what she believes the future holds. Read more at our #linkinbio.
Photographer: Tom Munro @tommunrostudio
Stylist: Patti Wilson @patti_wilson
Hair: Larry Sims @larryjarahsims
Makeup: Preston Meneses @prestonmakeup
Manicure: Michelle Humphrey @nailsbymh
Production: Farago Projects @faragoprojects"
In the interview, Jackson reflects on what it was like growing up with her famous siblings. Making music was as easy as just writing her thoughts and feelings on paper. Take her album Control for instance. She never thought an album about her experiences would affect the world the way it did. "Writing about your life, you never, never — at least I didn't — think about looking decades ahead," she tells Allure. "You just write [about] what's going on with you; at least I did."
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The album, which covered the annulment of her marriage to singer James DeBarge and the strained business relationship with her father and siblings, was the first to top the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States and five of its commercial singles—"What Have You Done for Me Lately", "Nasty", "Control", "When I Think of You", and "Let's Wait Awhile."
Through this interview, you're able to see a woman who went against the grain to create art that transcends through generations. From her music to her innovative style that still influences the masses to this day, this interview was definitely a prelude to all the gems we'll receive by watching Jackson's Lifetime documentary.
You can read the full Allure interview here. Tune into Janet on A&E and Lifetime on January, 28th.
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Janet Jackson Talks Music And Style In Allure Magazine's February Issue was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
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