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Mediterranean, Greek & Italian Cruises
Find your passion and follow your dreams on board a Mediterranean cruise
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Ancient ruins recall the once-powerful empires that ruled this legendary region. Stand atop the Acropolis in Athens, wander the Colosseum in Rome, or walk the haunting streets of Pompeii. Step back in time in Dubrovnik's walled Old Town, or relax on the sun-kissed shores of the Greek Isles. Barcelona and Florence beckon with timeless treasures.
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Mediterranean Cruise Wonders of the World
Some believe the volcanic eruption in 1600 B.C. created not only the caldera in Santorini, Greece, but also the myth of Atlantis. Regardless, it's the wine born of the rich, volcanic soil whose legend continues to grow. In the heart of the Mediterranean, discover culture, cuisine and history unlike anything you've ever seen before. Taste wood-fired pizza in the city it was created or visit the historic grounds of a famous Greek god. Whether you sip, savor or stroll your way through these lands, you won't just learn about history, you'll relive it.
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Photo: Santorini, Greece
Mediterranean Cruise Excursions — Your Gateway to Europe's Best Attractions
Explore the ruins of Rome, Renaissance treasures in Florence and the canals of Venice on a Mediterranean shore excursion. Savor the delicate flavor of "Koum Kouat" liqueur, grown only in Corfu. Catch some rays on the sun-drenched beaches of Mykonos. On itineraries with More Ashore Late Night calls, we stay until at least 9 p.m. in port so you can also experience some of the fabulous nightlife.
And with Discovery Recommended and Exclusive excursions available only on Princess Cruises, you will see the Mediterranean in a whole new way.
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Photo: Colosseum in Rome, Italy
Monuments & Masterpieces
Cruises to the Mediterranean allow you the opportunity to view the extraordinary masterpieces such as Botticelli's Birth of Venus and the world-famous statue of David in Florence. Marvel at the works of Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel, and peruse the Vatican's massive art museum. Explore the renowned Picasso Museum in Barcelona, and the world-class collection of Cycladic art and Byzantine artifacts in the celebrated museums of Athens.
Photo: David in Florence, Italy
On our Mediterranean cruises, you can ascend to the temples of the Acropolis, towering above the Athenian landscape. Marvel at the sheer magnitude of the Colosseum in Rome and the iconic Leaning Tower in Pisa. The Greco Roman Theatre in Sicily continues to define true classical construction, while Le Pont du Gard in Provence is one of the greatest surviving examples of ancient Roman architecture while Le Pont du Gard in Provence is one of the greatest surviving examples of ancient Roman architecture.
Photo: Porch of the Caryatids at the Acropolis in Athens, Greece
Take an Italian Cruise and create memories at three great heritage sites of Italy: the Eternal City of Rome, Renaissance Florence and the canals of magical Venice. Visit Dubrovnik's walled Old Town, and ferry across from Mykonos to Delos, known as the birthplace of Apollo. Barcelona's most famous landmark, La Sagrada Familia Cathedral, is Gaudi's final but unfinished masterpiece.
Photo: The medieval town of Dubrovnik in Croatia
A Slice of Mediterranean Life
See It like a Local on a Mediterranean Cruise
Let Princess introduce you to the next port on the horizon like no one else can. On board a Mediterranean cruise, hear from speakers who offer personal knowledge of the destination's history and culture. Get an insider's guide to essential experiences and distinctive treasures. Explore on immersive shore excursions designed to satisfy every interest. We've partnered with a trusted team of local experts who will help you make the most of your experience.
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Mediterranean Lifestyle & Culture
Enjoy authentic Mediterranean cuisine such as gyros and retsina at a cliff-top café in Santorini, or savor wines passed down through generations in Tuscany. Shop in the boutiques of Capri's main square. Peruse the flower stalls on Las Ramblas, Barcelona's famed promenade. Find handcrafted Murano glass or sample Neapolitan pizza in a family-run Naples restaurant.
Photo: Greek folkloric dancers in Athens
Natural Wonders & Landscapes
Explore natural wonders and landscapes on your Mediterranean cruise. Embark on a scenic drive through the vineyards of the Chianti region from Florence. Sink your toes into the black-sand beaches of Santorini on a Greek cruise, or climb Mt. Vesuvius, the once fiery volcano that buried ancient Pompeii and Herculaneum. Travel the Corniche to the Cote D'Azur to the seaside beach playgrounds of Monte Carlo and Cannes, and embrace the classic beauty of lesser-visited jewels like Portofino on the breathtaking Italian Riviera. Cruise to the stunning 'Our Lady of the Rocks' Baroque church in Boka Bay from Kotor and a drive along the chiseled cliffs of the Amalfi Coast will take your breath away.
Photo: Portofino, Italy
Onboard Enrichment
Experience sights, sounds and flavors of the Mediterranean right on board the cruise ship with our Festivals of the Med celebration. Celebrate the diverse cultures of the Mediterranean in a festival filled with music, food, dance and art. Learn a few steps of world-famous, local dances and practice your moves at a top deck party like no other. Study foreign language phrases that could come in handy, and test your knowledge of the region at a trivia game. Gain a greater appreciation of the spectacular Mediterranean while reveling in your time at sea.
Prepare for your Mediterranean cruise with our destination expert presentations, or watch Destinations in Depth, the documentary TV series produced by Princess Cruises, which features commentary by esteemed UCLA professors. And if you were too busy seeing the sights to shop, Venice's famed Murano glass and other local crafts are available in our fine gift boutiques.
In-Depth Land & Sea (Cruisetour) Vacations and Cruise Plus® Hotel Packages
Experience more ruins, renaissance and romance with a Mediterranean cruisetour. Combine your Mediterranean cruise with a multiple-night land tour and continue living the culture, exploring age-old remains and savoring local cuisine from dusk til dawn. Or, make a few more wishes at Trevi Fountain in Rome when you add extra days to the beginning or end of your cruise with a Cruise Plus Hotel Package.
Photo: Venice, Italy
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The number of workspaces in Atlanta has seen an 80% YoY increase in venues with flexible office space. This growth comes from strong increases in the footprint and number of spaces from coworking operators as well as building landlords. Both types of space providers have been joining the LiquidSpace platform rapidly in the past year to showcase their space. Today guests can book over 505 on flexible terms from hours to years. Atlanta's average monthly cost $4,587 for space is significantly below the national average making Atlanta an affordable market for flexible workspace.


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Funk's Corner - Bruiser Brody
Courtesy of Dory Funk Jr.:
I used to love to make the trip to Puerto Rico. I would work a three day weekend. Marti and I stayed at the Ramada Inn in the center of the Condado. The beach was beautiful. We acquired a taste for Spanish food and regularly ate at the La Tasca Resturant near the Caribe Hilton Hotel.
Working Puerto Rico for Marti and I was an enjoyable experience, we always loved being at the beach any where in the world.
On Friday, February 27, 1988 wrestling in a tournament for the Universal Heavyweight Championship in San Juan Puerto Rico before a sold out house in Hiram Bithorn Stadium I faced the legend, Bruiser Brody.
This match is now on our website at www.dory-funk.com.
Gail Kim comes to our Next !BANG! TV Taping Sunday May 23rd at the Funking Conservatory in Ocala, Florida to face "The Claw" Claudia Reif in a Women's Championship Match. Johnny Magnum faces Shan Chung in a Florida Championship Match. There are 7 matches in all. For ticket information, call 352-895-4658 or go by Devon Self Storage in Ocala, Florida. you can also purchase advance tickets from our website at www.dory-funk.com.
Friday March 28th, Osamu Nishimura is coming to the Funking Conservatory to scout wrestling talent for his company, All Japan Pro Wrestling.
For information on training schedules and tryouts in front of Osamu Nishimura call 352-895-4658.
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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The global polyester straps market is expected to post a CAGR of over 15% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.
Polyester straps are extensively used in building and packaging various paper and printing products such as writing and printing paper, tissue papers, coated papers, and specialty papers. This is mainly because polyester straps are lightweight and resistant to corrosion, and they ensure safe transportation and storage. The consumption of tissue paper is increasing owing to the growing focus on hygiene. Further, the demand for printing and writing papers that are used for magazines, books, stationery, newspapers, and catalog printing is also increasing considerably. Such growth in the paper and printing industry will fuel the demand for polyester straps during the forecast period.
As per Technavio, growth in the e-commerce industry will have a positive impact on the market and contribute to its growth significantly over the forecast period. This global polyester straps market 2019-2023 research report also analyzes other important trends and market drivers that will affect market growth over 2019-2023.
The global e-commerce market is growing at a rapid pace with an increasing number of consumers switching from traditional shopping methods to online shopping. The use of e-commerce to distribute products has helped manufacturers to reduce transaction costs, improved inventory management, increased productivity, and quickened the purchase process. Online retailers use different types of corrugated boxes based on the products being transported to ensure the safety of the products. Polyester straps are commonly used to bind corrugated boxes to secure them and eliminate the risk of spillage. With effective packaging becoming one of the key business requirements in the e-commerce sector, the polyester straps market will grow considerably during the forecast period.
"The use of steel and metal products is growing exponentially in several industries including construction, automotive, and infrastructure. The growing use of metal and steel products will also drive the demand for polyester straps that are used in palletizing, tying, and packaging steel products as they are very strong and durable. Thus, the growth in the steel and metal industry will fuel the growth of the polyester straps market during the forecast period," says a senior analyst at Technavio.
This market research report segments the global polyester straps market by grade (machine grade and hand grade) and geographic regions (APAC, Europe, MEA, North America, and South America).
The machine grade segment held the largest polyester straps market share in 2018. Machine-grade polyester straps are commonly used with strapping machines and widely preferred in industrial packaging operations. This is due to their high strength, tension, and stretch qualities. The superior impact and weather-resistant properties of machine-grade polyester straps increase their preference in sectors such as the automotive industry.
The APAC region led the market in 2018 with a market share of more than 42%, followed by North America, Europe, South America, and MEA respectively. The growth of the polyester straps market in APAC can be attributed to the increasing industrialization and strong demand for polyester straps from industries such as paper and printing, and metal and steel.


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Nymphalinae
Other Nymphalinae
Coeini
Melitaeini
Kallimini
Junoniini
Kallimoides rumia
Victorinini
Vanessula milca
Rhinopalpa polynice
Nymphalini
Rhinopalpa polynice (Cramer 1779)
Containing group: Nymphalinae
Rhinopalpa polynice is found in SE Asia from Thailand to Indonesia. There are many subspecies described for the species, mainly from the Indonesian islands. Not much is known about the ecology of this species. Its larvae feed on host plants in the family Urticaceae. According to Wahlberg (2006) Rhinopalpa polynice diverged from its sister species (the African Vanessula milca) some 45 million years ago. Quite likely, the ancestor of Rhinopalpa colonised Asia from Africa, although how it did so is not clear yet. A molecular study of the island populations of Rhinopalpa would be informative of the evolutionary history of this distinctive yet enigmatic species.
Wahlberg, N., 2006. That awkward age for butterflies: insights from the age of the butterfly subfamily Nymphalinae. Syst Biol 55, 703-714.
Wahlberg, N., Brower, A.V.Z., Nylin, S., 2005. Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of tribes and genera in the subfamily Nymphalinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Biol J Linn Soc 86, 227-251.
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Q: Is there a way to destroy the tkinter messagebox without clicking OK? I know you can use something like,
self.root.after(1000, self.update_clock)
But could I some how replace that second function with a function that's similar to messagebox.showinfo.destroy()? I'm basically trying to put these message boxes on a timer so that the user will see them but won't have to do anything themselves.
response = tkinter.messagebox.showinfo("Warning!", "New artist object has been     created: "
                                                       + "\n" + "$oid: " + str(self.artistObjectId))

if response == "ok":
            self.currentState += 1
            self.states[self.currentState](importedTracks[self.currentTrack])

A: Maybe a message box is not what you require in this context.  If you would just like to show a message then have it automatically disappear you could use a new TopLevel or frame and then destroy the frame after a timeout.  In terms of user interaction and experience, message boxes are designed to wait for user input?
This is a good example of using a new TopLevel
closing tkmessagebox after some time in python
I found this page that describes what can be done to customise message boxes, though what I could find is somewhat limited.
http://effbot.org/tkinterbook/tkinter-standard-dialogs.htm

A: The small function below will do the job. By setting the type you can choose for: info, warning or error message box, the default is 'Info'. You can set also the timeout, the default is 2.5 seconds.
def showMessage(message, type='info', timeout=2500):
    import tkinter as tk
    from tkinter import messagebox as msgb

    root = tk.Tk()
    root.withdraw()
    try:
        root.after(timeout, root.destroy)
        if type == 'info':
            msgb.showinfo('Info', message, master=root)
        elif type == 'warning':
            msgb.showwarning('Warning', message, master=root)
        elif type == 'error':
            msgb.showerror('Error', message, master=root)
    except:
        pass

Call the function as follow:
For message type 'Info' and timeout of 2.5 seconds:
showMessage('Your message')

Or by your own settings for type message 'Error' and timeout 4 seconds:
showMessage('Your message', type='error', timeout=4000)

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The Second Call for new benchmarks was launched in February 2013.
According to the Work Programme, a Call for proposals of Benchmarks has to be launched in the second half of the NoE. A previous one was issued in December 2010, and this is the second and last one.
If you are interested in presenting a new Benchmark for HYCON2, please, send a mail expressing your intention to submit the proposal by February the 20th to prada@autom.uva.es . Closing date for submissions is 8th March 2013.
You will findmore information in the Call for Proposals and the document "Guidelines for the development of benchmarks".
Delivarable D5.5.1 "Document of guidelines for the development of benchmarks" contains infomation for the preparation of new proposals.


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To operate a stocking programme for the European Lobster within our inshore waters. To date we have successfully released over 143,000 juvenile lobsters into our waters.
To conduct pioneering research that will assess the impact of our lobster stocking program and further develop stocking and culture techniques.Our research involves partnerships with leading academics and institutions and has been published in international peer reviewed journals and presented on the global stage.


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Q: Is continuity of $\frac{u'(x)}{u(x)}$ equivalent with continuity of $u(x)$ and $u'(x)$? This is an excerpt from a textbook on quantum mechanics.  $u(x)$ is a square-integrable complex-valued function of a real variable.

The assumption that $u(x)\neq 0$ is probably there, too. It seems to imply that these two statements are equivalent:

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*$u(x)$ and $u'(x)$ are continuous at $x=a$.

*$\frac{u'(x)}{u(x)}$ is continuous at $x=a$.

It is easy to prove that the former implies the latter, but what about the other way around? Is it true? If so, how to prove it? If not, could there be an assumption that I've missed, or have I misinterpreted the text?

A: We should assume an existence of $u'(a)$ to talk about $\frac{u'(x)}{u(x)}$ in the neighborhood of $a$, which leads itself to the continuity of $u(x)$ at $a$. If $f(x) = u'/u$ is continuous, then it's true for $u'(x) = f(x)u(x)$ since it is a multiplication of two continuous functions.


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Bad news: Even the Left isn't buying Obama's "buck stops somewhere else" pitch
Ed MorrisseyPosted at 10:41 am on May 1, 2013
If Barack Obama expected any sympathy for his lament yesterday that he's not the Green Lantern, as Greg Sargent put it on Twitter and in his blog yesterday, he'd be looking at people like Dana Milbank and Maureen Dowd for support. Greg certainly tried his best to defend Obama's assertion that the President can't make Congress bend to his will:
The reason all these explanations don't weigh on the Green Lanternites is the basic process/ideological imbalance identified above. It's okay for the nonpartisan writer to criticize a president for failing to exert his will (a process judgment), but it's not okay for the nonpartisan writer to fault Republicans for failing to agree to move in the direction of the policy a president wants (an ideological judgment). Today, for instance, Ron Fournier, to his credit, conceded that Obama was right in describing the limits on his powers. But he added: "Even if you concede to Obama every point of his Tuesday news conference, a president looks weak and defeated when he shifts accountability to forces out of his control."
Perhaps this is how the public will view Obama; perhaps it isn't. What is clear, however, is the basic imbalance here. While neutral commentators often hold up compromise, abstractly, as the Holy Grail, the process/ideology dichotomy makes it much easier for those commentators to fault the president for failing to work the process effectively enough to secure compromise than to pillory the opposition for being ideologically uncompromising.
Ahem. For the past several years, we have heard next to nothing from the national media about Republicans except for their supposed obstinacy and refusal to compromise. That was true even when John Boehner offered significant revenue in 2011 to end the tax rate/budget standoff, and when it was Obama who moved the goalposts and forced the adoption of the White House's sequester. Maybe the problem here is that the national media has talked that point to death, and at some point they have to go back to the President and wonder why he's not finding ways to lead rather than just complain from the sidelines.
Besides, which party has actually passed budgets for the last three cycles through their control of a chamber of Congress, and which party has refused to do so and prevented any regular compromise as a result? And where was President Obama on that problem? He hardly urged Harry Reid to get the Senate to do its job, and in fact was two months late with this cycle's budget proposal.
So far, though, Greg's argument isn't carrying much weight with his Washington Post colleague, Dana Milbank. Dana is still under the illusion that Presidents should be judged on their ability to lead:
If there was a common theme to the president's many troubles, it was an uncooperative Congress. "Right now things are pretty dysfunctional up on Capitol Hill," he observed. As an example, he mentioned the legislation — signed into law by Obama — to end flight delays caused by the sequester's furloughs of air-traffic controllers by shifting money from airport repairs and improvements. "In order to avoid delays this summer, we're going to ensure delays for the next two or three decades," he said.
"Why'd you go along with it?" Karl asked.
Some in the room chuckled. Obama didn't. "You seem to suggest that somehow these folks over there have no responsibilities, and that my job is to somehow get them to behave," he said. "That's their job. . . . I cannot force Republicans to embrace those common-sense solutions." He instead spoke of creating "a permission structure" for Republicans to do what he wants.
Obama is correct about the dysfunction, and the difficulty of passing even uncontroversial bills. But his stance was frustratingly passive, as if what happens in Congress is out of his hands. It's the president's job to lead, and to bang heads if necessary, regardless of any "permission structure." Obama seemed oddly like a spectator, as if he had resigned himself to a reactive presidency.
Maureen Dowd is even less sympathetic:
"But, Jonathan," he lectured Karl, "you seem to suggest that somehow, these folks over there have no responsibilities and that my job is to somehow get them to behave. That's their job. They are elected, members of Congress are elected in order to do what's right for their constituencies and for the American people."
Actually, it is his job to get them to behave. The job of the former community organizer and self-styled uniter is to somehow get this dunderheaded Congress, which is mind-bendingly awful, to do the stuff he wants them to do. It's called leadership.
He still thinks he'll do his thing from the balcony and everyone else will follow along below. That's not how it works.
And Dowd pointed out that on Gitmo, Obama isn't even engaged at a level to where he understands his own policies:
Asked about the hunger strike, the former constitutional law professor in the White House expressed the proper moral outrage at holding so many men "in no-man's land in perpetuity." But it sounded as though he didn't fully understand his own policy. …
It's true that Congress put restrictions on transfers of individuals to other countries with bad security situations. But, since 2012, Congress has granted authority to the secretary of defense to waive those restrictions on a case-by-case basis. The administration hasn't made use of that power once. So it's a little stale to blame Congress at this point.
Salena Zito hit the nail on the head in a commentary which Dowd echoes here. Obama is much more interested in campaigning rather than the hard work of governing. His recent dinners with Senators made headlines as a "charm offensive," but that's only because Obama hasn't bothered to personally engage with the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue in any consistent and regular manner until more than four years into his presidency.
The whole "buck stops anywhere but my desk" act has grown very stale, but it seems to be the only defense Obama knows.
Update: Jeff Dunetz provides a little more video from the press conference:
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Lady on a Horse (near Banbury) was the site of another exit to oblivion.
At 5.40 p.m. on October the 24th, 1968, British Railways' very last steam engine, a Pacific Express locomotive, left Paddington Station in London.
A couple of hours later it puffed into Banbury and into history.
All over England, schoolboys of all ages go misty-eyed.


They are used to flavor foods and can be found in things like toothpaste and mouthwash to give it that minty kick. Oils are in perfumes, skin care products, and many places that you wouldn't guess - but not all oils are created equally. Oils found in food and cosmetics are typically synthetic, so your body processes it as a toxin. Synthetic oils are harder to break down and can be stored in fat cells. These types of synthetic oils work against your body.
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BA and BC are the difference between the sale proceeds and the tax written down value (TWDV) of the asset disposed. TWDV is the cost of the asset less the amount of capital allowance allowed previously.
Where the sale proceeds is lower than the TWDV, the difference is known as BA. BA is tax-deductible.
Where the sale proceeds is higher than the TWDV, the difference is known as BC. BC is taxable as income. The amount of BC taxable is restricted to the total amount of capital allowance allowed previously in respect of the asset disposed.
*Amount of BC taxable is restricted to $6,667 ($20,000 - $13,333) which is the total capital allowance claimed previously.
Donors are granted tax deduction in respect of donation of computers to prescribed educational, research or other institutions and all IPCs made before 21 Feb 2017. A valuation of the computers to be donated is required and is presently done by Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).
A company may have incurred capital expenditure on computers bought for the purpose of its own trade and claimed capital allowance on the computers. However, if it subsequently does not use them and donates them to one or more IPC, a Balancing Charge equal to the value of the donated items (as assessed by IMDA) will be taxed.


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State news roundup: Illinois economy lags, crop production down, sexting education, transgender therapy
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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks at Kennedy-King College in Chicago on Thursday, Jan. 9, about criminal justice reforms the governor's administration will champion during the 2020 legislative session.
In year two, Gov. J.B. Pritzker will focus on ending cash bail, reforming low-level drug crime sentencing and reducing mandatory minimum sentences, he announced in Chicago last week.
Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, both Democrats, laid out their plan at a news conference at Kennedy-King College. Stratton said real justice reform in Illinois will require more than just policing prisons.
"Justice reform is about striving to make equity and economic opportunity a reality for every community and every Illinoisan, because we simply cannot have justice without equity and opportunity," Stratton said.
Stratton spearheads the Justice, Equity and Opportunity Initiative, established by a Pritzker executive order last February to study the subject. She submitted a report to the governor this month outlining goals of the initiative.
Those include addressing social determinants of crime and incarceration; improving equitable deflection and diversion opportunities from the justice system; improving conditions and addressing the needs of vulnerable populations in correctional facilities; and supporting positive re-entry outcomes to reduce recidivism.
The Jan. 9 announcement comes as state's attorneys throughout Illinois are initiating the process of expunging thousands of low-level stand-alone marijuana offenses in compliance with the state's adult-use legalization law.
Pritzker said top priorities include eliminating cash bail and reducing mandatory minimum sentences, "giving judges more discretion to take into account circumstances in each case."
"Those two things will have, I think, a significant impact on incarceration, on reducing incarceration in jails and in prison," he said. "We have a prison population of 40,000 in this state, we can reduce that and we can do it prudently."
Pritzker didn't give specifics on the mandatory minimum reforms or which minimums would be changed, but said "we're looking at all the mandatory minimums."
Pritzker said "pieces" of the legislative effort will be introduced this session, which begins in late January and is scheduled to conclude in May.
Illinois economy
The Illinois economy grew at a slower pace than most neighboring states and the nation as a whole during the third quarter of 2019, according to new figures released last week.
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, which tracks state-by-state economic trends, said overall, the state's economy grew at a modest annualized rate of 1.4 percent, well below the national rate of 2.1 percent.
Illinois ranked 41st in the nation for GDP growth during the quarter, according to the data. Texas showed the fastest-growing economy, at nearly 4 percent, while Delaware came in last with no measurable growth.
The biggest area of growth during the third quarter came from the professional, scientific and technical services category, which accounted for nearly 9 percent of Illinois' GDP during the quarter. That sector grew at an annualized rate of 5.8 percent, which translates to nearly $1 billion in economic activity compared to the previous quarter.
Production of Illinois' two most valuable crops fell by roughly one-fifth last year, according to final crop yield numbers released Jan. 10, by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture.
Corn and soybean growers saw production drop 18.6 percent and 20.4 percent respectively, compared to 2018.
Farmers harvested just more than 1.8 billion bushels of corn, down from more than 2.2 billion the year before. Soybean production decreased from around 667 million bushels to just more than 532 million.
Last year was the worst year for corn since 2012, when farmers produced about 1.3 billion bushels. Soybean production had its worst year since 2013, which saw 461 million bushels.
Yield per acre was down 14 percent for corn at 180 bushels and 15 percent for soybeans at 54 bushels. That's the lowest for corn since 2015 and the lowest for soybeans since 2013.
Wetter-than-normal planting and growing conditions are to blame for last year's stunted production, said Mike Doherty, senior economist at the Illinois Farm Bureau in Bloomington.
"We had the latest-planted corn crop at least in my history of 30 years as an ag economist here" because of record-breaking spring rain, Doherty said. "I've never seen anything like it."
Sexting in sex ed
Sex education in Illinois middle and high schools would be required to include a discussion on sexting if a bill introduced in the state House of Representatives becomes law.
House Bill 4007, introduced by Rep. Maurice West, D-Rockford, would require sex education curriculum in grades 6-12 to include material on the legal and social risks of sharing sexually explicit images, messages and videos.
"This is something that a lot of our students are dealing with and are partaking in without really understanding what the consequences could be," West said.
Issues surrounding sexting that would be required in curriculum include long-term consequences, bullying and harassment, resisting peer pressure and using the internet safely. Lessons would also have to highlight school and community officials who students can reach out to with a problem.
"There's no telling what our children are doing on their phones," West said, "so instead of trying to intrude into their privacy, let's just make sure they're educated on even the things that make us adults uncomfortable."
The bill defines sexting as "sending, sharing, receiving, or forwarding a sexually explicit or sexually suggestive image, video, or text message by a digital or electronic device, including, but not limited to, a mobile or cellular telephone or a computer."
New Jersey's law, signed in 2018, requires schools to teach the "social, emotional and legal consequences" of sexting.
Transgender therapy
The Illinois Medicaid program now covers medical procedures for people transitioning from one gender to another.
The Department of Healthcare and Family Services, the state's primary Medicaid agency, published new administrative rules that spell out the types of "gender-affirming" services covered and the conditions under which the program will reimburse providers for those services. The rules became effective Dec. 23.
The department announced in April that it would develop such a policy. Previously, Illinois specifically excluded what had been referred to as "transsexual surgery" from Medicaid coverage.
The procedures are available to people diagnosed with gender dysphoria, a recognized condition in which people experience distress or discomfort because the gender they were assigned at birth does not match the gender with which they identify. Researchers say it occurs in only a small percentage of all individuals.
Under Illinois' new policy, coverage is available to people over age 21, although it can be provided to some people younger than 21 if it's determined to be medically necessary.
Procedures covered include genital surgery as well as breast or chest surgery. To qualify for genital surgery, a patient must submit letters from two qualified medical practitioners, including the patient's primary care provider, who have each examined the patient independently. Non-genital surgery requires only one letter from the primary care provider or a gender-related care physician.
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Artichoke worked with the renowned interior designer Michael Smith to develop the style of this bespoke kitchen. The detailing of the furniture either side of the Wolf range is influenced by the American East Coast New England style, with chromed door catches and simple glazed wall cabinets. The extraction canopy is clad in zinc and antiqued with acid and wax.
The green painted larder cabinet contains food storage and refrigeration; the mouldings on this cabinet were inspired from a piece of Dutch antique furniture. The pot hanging rack enabled us to provide lighting over the island and saved littering the timbered ceiling with unsightly lighting.
Primary materials: Hand painted cabinetry, steel and antiqued zinc.


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Q: I want to read an external file with numbers and copy them into a list. Python from io import open
files=open("file.txt","r")
list=files.readlines()

The file I have put contains numbers and I want to sort those numbers but it does not let
me because it takes it as a list of strings some idea or simple solution to solve this??

A: just cast the read list of strings to numbers because files reads in python read as a string by default and you can always cast the string value to the needed typee
from io import open
file=open("file.txt","r")
list = []
for line in file.readlines():
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A: One way you can proceed ahead from here onwards is that you iterate over each list of strings you got after list=files.readlines() [please use a different name for your list as it currently coincides with the keyword list], is that you create separate empty list(s) l1 (,l2, l3, etc.) and iterate over your list and covert each string number into a integer number, like:
for i in list:
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l1 will have all of the numbers now, in integer format.


Christmas drinks and conversation with friends old and new. It's a big vicarage, so all welcome. We provide canapés, nibbles, and soft drinks; you bring a bottle of wine or beer and the sparkling wit. We'll start at 7.30 pm, and push on 'til dawn.


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Over millions of years, the layers of volcanic ash were exposed to high temperatures and pressures and this established the physical and chemical change which created a diverse group of zeolites, including the clinoptilolite. Clinoptilolite belongs to a large zeolite group called heulandite.
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Andrew Stevenson, the youngest of four children, was born in 1780 to Ralph and Ann Stevenson of Burslem. Ralph died in 1784, and when Mary married the potter Benjamin Godwin in 1790 she sent her three sons to live with her uncle John Adams in Glasgow. It's possible that he was the John Adams listed as, "dealer in Foreign and English china and stone-ware, warehouse, east side of Candlerigs" in the 1789 Glasgow Directory.[i] Andrew and his brothers entered into a number of partnerships with each other and with others, in Glasgow and Edinburgh and are recorded variously as retailers of "stoneware" and of "glass, china, and Wedgewood", until 1816. During some or all of this time, the brothers also had their own interests in pottery factories in Staffordshire. The oldest brother, James was listed in partnership as an earthenware manufacturer with the youngest brother Andrew by 1809[ii] at Cobridge, Staffordshire, while the middle brother Ralph was nearby in partnership with Benjamin Godwin. James and Andrew were probably at the factory known as Cobridge Works which they leased from Robert Bucknall. James Stevenson died in 1813, at the age of 38, and may have been ill for some time before this, as in December 1811 Andrew entered into a deed of partnership with Robert Bucknall[iii] and they operated the business as Stevenson & Bucknall. In 1811 Ralph Clews was employed by Andrew Stevenson as a clerk at the pottery.[iv] He must have been familiar with the factory when he and his brother James Clews later took over the Cobridge Works for their own business[v].
Andrew Stevenson seems to have been a solitary person. There is no record of his marriage in the standard registers, and, compared with his brother Ralph, he had few interactions in the North Staffordshire community. He remained in business with Robert Bucknall until 1816[vi] after which time he was in business for himself and continued to be listed as an earthenware manufacturer in directories until 1828[vii]. There was fleeting reference in Allbut's 1822 Directory[viii] to Stevenson, Andrew, china & earthenware manufact. Cobridge, but either this was an error or the china making venture did not last long as only earthenware by Andrew Stevenson is known.
Maintaining his Cobridge pottery Business, in early 1823 Andrew Stevenson sailed from Liverpool to New York on the packet ship James Cropper. Reports of the ship's speedy 36 day sailing were listed in many newspapers, recording A. Stevenson as one of the passengers and noting that the cargo included earthenware.[ix] Perhaps Andrew Stevenson brought crates of pottery with him to set up his shop at 85 Broadway, New York, advertisements in May and June 1823 indicate that he was selling pottery from his own factory and willing to take orders to be supplied by his Cobridge Works.[x] In 1823 Spooner's Brooklyn Village Directory, lists Andrew Stevenson, China & earthenware manufacturer/Address Mansion House, Brooklyn Heights/Store 58, Broadway New York, Brooklyn New York. Stevenson must soon have traveled back to England, for in March 1824, he was once again arriving in New York from Liverpool, this time on the Ship Columbia. Perhaps it is at this time Andrew Stevenson decides to make America his home. His pottery continued to operate until sometime 1827-28 by which time he had purchased the Cobridge Works and leased it to James and Ralph Clews. Stevenson is not mentioned again in Staffordshire or as a retailer in New York. There is no more news of his activities until his death is recorded in the Staffordshire Advertiser of March 24, 1855, Andrew Stevenson, Westchester, New York, USA died 28 Feb formerly e'ware mfr Cobridge.
The pottery he made was typical of the earthenware produced widely through the Staffordshire Potteries and included plain and painted creamware and pearlware with edged, painted and printed decoration. Examples of his work are known with a circular impressed mark that incorporates the name A. Stevenson, and from these marked examples we can appreciate the wide range of his productions. In addition, the impressed mark is also recorded on pieces with a blue printed mark STEVENSON'S Stone China, suggesting that wares with this mark were also made by Andrew. However, there remains some doubt as to which Stevenson made pottery with the simple linear impressed mark STEVENSON, or the more complex impressed mark that incorporates STEVENSON with a 3-masted ship,although the latter is often attributed to Andrew.
[i] Jones's directory; or, useful pocket companion, for the year 1789 … containing an alphabetical list of the names and places of abode of the merchants, manufacturers, traders, and shopkeepers, in and about the city of Glasgow. Printed for the editor by John Mennons, in Glasgow.
[ii] Holden, W. 1805 Holden's Triennial Directory for 1809, 1810, 1811, Second Volume. London, W. Holden
[iii] Emery, N. "The Stevensons of Staffordshire", The Magazine Antiques, June 1955, pp. 494-495
[iv] Wedgwood Manuscripts 33/25182
[v] See entry for Ralph & James Clews on this site
[vi] Staffordshire Advertiser 7 September, 1816
[vii] See list of Directories in Information Resources section of this online exhibit
[viii] Allbut, T. 1822. The Newcastle and Pottery General and Commercial Directory, for 1822-23. Hanley, T. Allbut
[ix] National Gazette & Literary Register, New York, February 10, 1823; Baltimore Patriot, February 11, 1823.
[x] New York Gazette and General Advertiser, May 23, 1823, June 27, 1823.
Teapot with the impressed circular mark of Andrew Stevenson, possibly the "new square" shape advertised in New York in 1823, see below.
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Short version: Although Spiderman 3 is the weakest of the trilogy, it's still good enough to be a member of the club.
My answer would have to be: Almost.
While the story of Spiderman 3 fits very nicely into an overall three-movie arc, there are problems with it that keep it from being as satisfying as it might have been. In the first film we meet Peter Parker as the geeky, picked-on teenager and watch him acquire his newfound powers, experiencing with him the initial giddiness and then the weight of responsibility that comes with those powers. In the second film we meet a character who has come to terms with who he is, but struggles with the amount of responsibility, difficulty and loneliness that comes with his new life.
In this third film, things have finally come around for both Peter Parker and his alter ego Spider-Man: He's got the girl, he has fame, is beloved by the city he's protecting, and is even doing extremely well in college. Of course, we know this can't last. The flip side of all this is that Peter is starting to get a bit full of himself and is getting a dose of "Hollywood Ego Disease", where he is beginning to get caught up in all the fame and adoration.
Mary Jane, on the other hand is having a hard time: She gets fired from her latest play and is struggling within, feeling once again like she did when she lived with her father due to the bad reviews of her performance and her being fired. Peter tries to console her, but although he can relate to what she's going through, he's so on top of the world right now that his cheery, "get back on the horse" advice rings hollow for her. The combination of her life heading downward and his heading up puts a strain on their relationship.
Then we have Flint Marko, a convict who has escaped and is on the run, breaking into his ex-wife's apartment in order to see his sick daughter. The only thing that matters to him is curing her of whatever disease she has by finding the money to pay for it. By his own words he's a good guy who's just had some bad luck. Flint stumbles into a disintegration chamber just in time for an experiment to begin and is turned into the classic Spidey villain: The Sandman, who can morph into different shapes built from sand, and can also look like his old self. Peter discovers somehting about Flint Marko that puts him on a mission to track Marko down.
There's also Eddie Brock, a new and aggressive photographer who shows up to try and usurp Peter as the premiere photographer of Spider-Man, and he happens to be dating yet another classic Spiderman comic book character: Gwen Stacey. Oh, and did I mention that Harry Osborn is in there, too?
If this sounds like a lot going on (and I haven't even mentioned Venom yet!), well, it is. It's one of the things that hurt this movie... there are just too many characters/stories to cover in one movie. You get the sense that they were all jammed in there because at the time they thought this would be the final film and that they wanted to please the fans by sticking in all these reference characters from the comic book. It's a noble thought, but there's just too much going on and it ends up marginalizing the very characters they wanted to highlight.
Let me say that I certainly didn't hate Spider-Man 3 or even think it was awful, but there were some things that kept it from being great. The first problem is what I mentioned above: there are just way too many main characters in the film. The reason for Eddie Brock's presence is of course, Venom (and I'll get to that aspect shortly), but Gwen Stacey and her dad could have been left out of this film very easily. I don't know if Gwen was in the script from day one, but I know that Sam Raimi added Venom to the story at the request of producer Avi Arad because the character is such a comic book fan favorite. I believe the original story was meant to have only Harry Osborn as the new Green Goblin and Sandman as villains.
The problem with adding Venom to the story is that if he's going to be in there, he needs to really be in there, and that's one of the complaints from fans of the character: the full-blown Venom character appears in the film very briefly towards the end. Sam Raimi has stated he was never a fan of the character, and it's kind of obvious from the way Venom was used in the film. It's ironic, because the dark/evil mood enhancing aspect of the character actually really fits the story and helped move it forward. The problem is that they probably should have done an Empire Strikes Back sort of ending where the big confrontation would be in Spider-Man 4. Instead, this felt like a typical Sci-Fi TV show episode where a huge problem has been created during the first 55 minutes of the show, you think "Wow, this must be a two-parter", and it ends up being resolved in the final five minutes of the episode.
Other things that bothered me during the film included the transformation scene where Marko becomes Sandman: The scientists were supposedly doing a "dematerialization experiment" and Marko got caught in it. There was nothing but sand in the pit, were they trying to dematerialize sand? If so, it didn't seem to work, because the sand was still sand. Point being what would have been the result of the experiment of Marko hadn't been there? Very plot-devicey in my opinion. Another Sandman-related thing that really bothered me a lot was how he moved through the city: giant flying sand cloud. I didn't realize that sand could, um... fly.
Then there's Venom. I stopped reading Spider-Man comics around the time Spidey first got the suit so I'm not attached to the character at all. What bugged me however was that he happened to land from outer space just a few feet away from Peter Parker. Talk about your huge honkin' coincidences! Again, I think this was due to the juggling of so many plot points: if they had limited things to fewer characters they would have had time to expand on this more. Venom should have found it's way to Peter after perhaps inhabiting a number of non-super-powered human hosts, or heck, maybe even a dog or something. Having it land right next to Peter was a bit much.
Ah, now to the biggie: Mary Jane singing. Man oh man, what was Raimi thinking? I actually cringed at the opening of this movie with her song number. I suppose the point of it was that she was not a good singer and that's why she was fired, but man, couldn't they have come up with something different? And then there's the scene where she's dancing with Harry Osborne in his kitchen... oy. I'd love a director's cut of this film where any scenes in which M.J. is singing or dancing is removed. That would add at least half a star to my rating for this movie.
Ok, enough about that... of course this movie will still make a gazillion dollars (they're already talking about Spider-Man 4) and the reason why is that if you subtract out the stuff above it was still a fun, action-packed movie. Watching Peter Parker go from surprised and happy at how well his life is going to dark bad-boy mode was extremely fun to watch (until he got too "bad"). Seeing a strutting, disco-dancing Peter Parker was almost worth the price of admission. There were lots of fun bits in the movie, including a scene with Miss Brant and J. Jonah Jameson that left me in stitches and Bruce Campbell's cameo as a French maitre'd was priceless. Then there were the action/fight sequences which were plentiful, long and amazing to watch, especially on a giant IMAX screen. Folks, for big action movies like this, I highly recommend you go out of your way to catch them in IMAX. The size of the picture and the clarity make you feel like you're in the movie, even if you're sitting in the back row.
Although I'd seen the majority of the Goblin/Parker fight online ahead of time, it did not compare to the way it looked on a giant IMAX screen. It was like watching it for the first time all over again. The effects work on Sandman were particularly good, especially in closeups where you could actually make out the individual grains of sand forming expressions on his face. When it came to Venom at the end of the movie however, I have to agree with a lot of the fans' comments online: I thought it was kind of weak and especially in the face, way too CGI-ish. It didn't look organic to me at all, instead looking very video-gamish.
In the final analysis, sure, there were things that annoyed me and even made me cringe, but overall I have to cut Spider-Man 3 some slack and say it was pretty good overall. Not great, but good and well worth seeing.


Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 platform supports Exchange ActiveSync policies, but like Google Android only a subset and far fewer than the Apple iPhone or iPad.
Back in 2009 I posted a like to a video of a chap called Danny MacAskill doing some pretty amazing stunts on his big. I just stumbled across this new one, Way Back Home, filmed as he travels from Edinburgh to the Isle of Skye.


Music Museum is known as the usual venue for our local artists to hold their concerts. You may have heard of the place whenever ASAP artists promote about their shows on noontime shows. Compared to the usual concert venues I go to, it is really small and rather intimate. Like the performer would be able to see you even if you are seated in the balcony area. Forreal though.
You would think that by this time I would have learned not to get balcony seats because that was where I was seated during the first time I was there. Then I remembered that people would probably be trying to video or take photos of him using their iPads in the floor area (thus, blocking my view) so, why bother? Anyway, balcony seats this time weren't bad since we went there early and go to choose a good spot w/ a perfect angled view of the stage.
Since we got there earlier than most people, I had time to actually take photos that aren't really that relevant!
So um, I was waiting by the window for an hour and realized oh okay, this looks like a nice photo for IG. Hipster mode: on.
The merchandise table. I didn't have extra cash to get anything aside from food, and they did not have the tshirt in my size either. Might as well take a photo of it since I can't have it anyway.
Unfortunately, no DSLR photos this time. Pure, straight from Nexus 4 photos coming your way!
If you have been to any of his shows in the past, you know that even if it's just a bar gig, he still goes all-out as far as production is concerned. He changes into his alter ego Fiesto Bandido (effort!) and by the time he gets on stage, it'll be different persona you'll be seeing. Haha. But that's not it. It's the stage lighting that completes every Rico Blanco gig. It's such a simple element but when you see it in action, it complements the overall look of the show.
The way I see it, a Rico Blanco show is like this: Awesome stage lighting (c/o their awesome stage manager) + badass costumes (that requires 1000% of confidence to pull off!) + well chosen set of songs + RB going crazy in a good way that encourages everyone to let loose in those 4 minutes of a song, too = A GOOD SHOW.
For me, this concert at the Music Museum was like part two of his pre-birthday gig at 70s Bistro that I was fortunate enough to go to. That one was already on the level of "all-out production" for me, but THIS one is on the same level of production, with a longer setlist, held venue that's 5x bigger, and with special guests that joined him as well as some VIP guests as part of the audience.
It's been two months so my memory of this is blurry now, but one thing I cannot forgot about this was Kitchie Nadal's guest appearance and singing 214 with Rico Blanco. I love her music so much, and I miss seeing her around, too. I wish she would have more gigs around the metro, or mall shows cuz I have never been to any of her shows tbh and I have merch to be signed! 2006 is calling!
I found a video of their performance on YouTube but a few weeks later, it was taken down. Ugh. And then I heard there's going to be a DVD of this show, too, so that must be the reason why most hi-res videos of this show were taken down.
One would expect that it's time to go home after the show but during this one, there was a meet and greet! I was hesitant to queue at first because I did not bring anything to be signed. I thought having photos from my DSLR would suffice but since they did not allow it, I did not get to take any hi-res photos from my DSLR! Then Shereen gave me a copy of the tarpaulin (but in a smaller form, heh) I had made for the birthday gig months before. Thank you Shereen! I remembered that I can have my ticket signed too as a last minute thing too (as in I only thought of it when it was my turn to meet him lol).. so here they are.
And the mandatory photo ops with people.. haha. Saving this one in the last part of today's post. None of these were posted on IG because.. I don't know I just didn't feel like sharing these and spoiling everyone. I wanted to put everything concerning this event in this certain post only.
Can I just say that I was starstruck when I saw Christopher de Leon in person tho???? LOL He looked so intimidating and when I asked for a photo with him he didn't even say a word and my friend just took a photo and I didn't bother to look at it until I got home and secretly wishing he didn't look mataray in the photo and thank god he didn't and all is right with the world again. And I watched Dekada '70 like 3 days ago and he was great there. Omg. Run-on sentences lol.
Same level of starstruck-ness but more on the kilig side w/ seeing Miro Valera of Stonefree. 2006 IS CALLING AGAIN. He complimented my phone, hahaha. He wasn't looking but its okay lol. Apparently, he was there for work purposes, documenting the event. I saw him shooting during the show and was seated close to where he was. OK that sounds creepy.
My photo with Rico looks hellz better than last time. Yay! I dunno what is it with me but with meeting artists for the first time and knowing you'll get another chance, I always ummm.. don't know what to say? I forgot to say that it was me who wrote this post that he plugged on his Facebook page. It's the same with E and I have seen him many times and had enough time to have a decent conversation but I keep messing it up. I have better experience talking to people I'll never see again, lol. K.
That ends my post about his ~*first major solo concert*~.
My recent visit here was my 2nd. The first one, way back in 2007, was for Wolfgang and Razorback's show, with my classmates from high school.
PS: If you're going to click that post, please ignore what I wrote and look at the pictures instead. The text is cringeworthy especially if you're a grammar nazi, hehehehe.


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The AS (Advanced Subsidiary) Levels are composed of two exams which are taken in June. To complete a full A Level (A2), a further year of study is required, in which time an additional two units will need to be completed. Again, these exams are taken in June. In some subjects there is also a coursework component.
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Straus.5915 Artist of original: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn X-radiograph(s) of "Hendrijke" Photographs
Straus.5909 Artist of original: Willem Drost X-radiograph(s) of "Flora" Photographs
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The objects in this case present different visions of the female body. Statuette or vessel, funerary offering or object of worship, decorative feature or conscious work of art, they would have elicited very different — though not mutually exclusive — responses when seen in their original contexts. Some called for symbolic or religious understanding and were used in ritual, such as the Cycladic figure; others invited their viewers to reconstruct a narrative scenario, such as the Aphrodite binding her sandal; whereas yet others offered visceral aesthetic, sensual, and perhaps even tactile delight. One of the bodies here — Lachaise's Woman Bending Backward — is not from the ancient world, but, like many other European and American works, depends very much on Greco-Roman models and ideals, even as it distances itself from them, for example with a pose not known from representations of women in antiquity.
Female Figure of the Spedos Variety
statuette, sculpture
2600-2500 BCE
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Cyclades
Bronze Age, Early
Cycladic
Level 3, Room 3200, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Art, Classical Sculpture
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18 x 5.5 x 8.5 cm (7 1/16 x 2 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Nelson Goodman, Weston, MA, (by 1965-1995), gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1995.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Nelson Goodman
This Cycladic figure is a representation of the Spedos type. She has her arms folded beneath her breasts and broad hips. Her nose is placed low on the highly convex facial plane, and the right foot missing.
Pat Getz-Gentle, Personal styles in early Cycladic sculpture, University of Wisconsin Press (Madison, Wis., 2001)
Séan Hemingway, "The Minoan Bronze Votive Statuette of a Woman at the Harvard Art Museum", Teaching with Objects: The Curatorial Legacy of David Gordon Mitten, ed. Amy Brauer, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2010), pp. 134-147, Fig. 2
Gods in Color: Painted Sculpture of Classical Antiquity, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/22/2007 - 01/20/2008
Re-View: S422 Ancient & Byzantine Art & Numismatics, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 04/12/2008 - 06/18/2011
32Q: 3200 West Arcade, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050
Subjects and Contexts
Cycladic Head
Head of a Female Figure of the Spedos Variety
Torso of a Female Statuette
Cycladic Figurine of a Woman
Female Figure, Chalandriani Type
This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
1995.1134 Female Figure of the Spedos Variety Sculpture


I fell in love with Alaska Cake Studio when Dave and I lived in Anchorage. It's kind of funny, I've never actually had any of their cake, though the little bon bons look delicious. What I am hooked on, at their cute little cafe, is their latte with almond syrup. Yum. You know it's good when I walked a mile in the bone chilling cold/wind to grab one on our last day in town this visit.
The people that work there are always super sweet when you come in and Dave and I enjoyed going there to work on things and people watch, downtown Anchorage is great for that- especially in the summer.
Next time I'm definitely grabbing a few bon bons to go with my almond latte!


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Amada Senior Care employs an appropriate individual who ensures a high standard of quality and safety in the delivery of Home Care services and coordinates the provision of services consistent with the philosophy of care for Amada Senior Care.
To define the duties of the Recruiter. Recruiter reports to the Administrator.
Two or more years in Home Care.
One or more years of experience as a supervisor or manager.
Assumes responsibility for recruitment, selection, orientation, continuing education, and evaluation of direct care staff for the agency.
Identifies staffing needs, assigns personnel to clients, and monitors the care of all personnel and contractors assuring the Plan of Care is followed.
Acts as alternate in the Administrator's absence.
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Q: How to copy folders to specific folder in powershell? I want to copy a folder which contain many file and other folders to a specific folder. However I get fail by using the following code.
    Copy-Item "c:\F1" "c:\Fs\F1"
or
    Copy-Item "c:\F1\*" "c:\Fs\F1"

The structure of folder1:
F1
  F1-1
       file B
  F1-2
       file C
       file D
  file A

A: You are probably missing the -recurse option.
Copy-Item -Path C:\F1 -Destination c:\FsF1 –Recurse


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Attention all Joy Orbison fans! This one is for you. Learn how to create the iconic sound for your own projects.
In this great NI Massive tutorial from YouTube user coltmanmusic we see how assigning envelopes to Pitch and Cutoff modulators can create a classic future-garage sound. This is one genre of sound design that we don't see a whole lot of tutorials on these days, and it's nice to have such a straight forward look at the process of making the cool sounds of Joy Orbison in just a matter of minutes. As you will see it is really quite simple and with just a few tweaks, this type of synth can be applied to just about any kind of music. As always, if you enjoy what Coltman is doing, support him!


The attacks center around photos from 2013. A representative from the Free Syrian Army, who organized the meeting with McCain, called the claims ridiculous, and identified all the people in the pictures as members of the northern storm battalion of the secular Free Syrian Army, a general, a media representative, and a guard.
He noted that the Free Syrian Army is a bitter enemy of ISIS.
So why does Paul continue to make this false allegation?
CNN chief congressional correspondent Dana Bash and Politico's Maggie Haberman, also a CNN analyst, discuss.


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Dallas Architecture Studio 'Bakes' Marketing Into Physical Design
MADE partners social media marketing pioneer Shama Hyder and architectural designer Jared Skinner to work at the intersection of marketing, technology, and the physical environment.
by Heather Noel • Sep 27, 2017
MADE co-founders Jared Skinner and Shama Hyder [Photo courtesy of MADE]
With social media so deeply ingrained in our lives, it's hard to believe a time before it existed.
It's a constant lifeline into the world around us. For businesses, it's a must-have in terms of marketing presence.
In 2009, Dallasite Shama Hyder started the Marketing Zen Group as one of the first social media digital agencies in the world. Plenty of people doubted her and dismissed social media as a passing trend.
These days, she's feeling a bit of déjà vu.
AT THE INTERSECTION OF MARKETING, TECH, & DESIGN
Her latest venture, MADE (Marketing, Architecture, Development & Education) works at the intersection of marketing, technology, and the physical environment. The architecture design studio has been in "stealth mode" since its founding in January, but Hyder said it's ready for its public debut.
As she describes it, what Marketing Zen is doing for clients in digital, MADE will tackle in the physical realm. Hyder said her clients were increasingly requesting her team's creative minds for their physical spaces, which was the preface for MADE.
"I think it's interesting to be able to take that innovative, what's next in the digital space and now put that lens to the physical space."
Shama Hyder
"In some ways, this feels a lot like Zen did when we first started in that we are having to educate people — some people get it, some people are really trying to figure out this world," Hyder said. "I think it's interesting to be able to take that innovative, what's next in the digital space and now put that lens to the physical space."
Hyder handles all things marketing while MADE co-founder Jared Skinner, who's worked stints at Corgan and Good Fulton & Farrell, serves as principal designer.
As with Marketing Zen, which Hyder transformed from a $1,500 personal investment into a company averaging 400 percent annual growth, MADE has accepted no venture capital. Hyder and Skinner have self-funded the architecture design studio and retain 50-50 ownership.
Being a sister company of Marketing Zen, Hyder said MADE has leveraged resources from her social media agency. It brings on contractors from various fields depending on what the project warrants. By the end of 2018, MADE plans to add six to 10 employees to its team.
PAIRING EXPERIENTIAL & DESIGN
MADE's approach can be holistic, if that's what the client needs. Not only offering marketing and design expertise, but overseeing the build as well.
After all, good marketing is not something you can just add on after the fact, Hyder said.
"It's not the frosting, it's baked into the cake," she said. "It's true for design, too."
Whether it's a corporate headquarters, retail-driven space, or trade fair booths, visitors should be able to experience the brand by walking through it.
"The scent, the touch, the smell — everything that their senses are engaged in that space reinforces their brand," Skinner said.
These integrative environments are what customers have come to expect, especially in the retail world, and millennials want in the workspace.
"The scent, the touch, the smell — everything that their senses are engaged in that space reinforces their brand."
Jared Skinner
An example that comes to mind for Skinner is Nordstrom's new store in California without merchandise to purchase on site. Instead, customers let personal shoppers pilot the shopping and can have a beer or get a pedicure while they wait for their clothes to be delivered.
"The customers want these experiences. They want these Instagrammable spaces, these Snapchat spaces. The things that they want to tell their friends about," Skinner said.
MADE CLIENTS RANGE FROM FORTUNE 500 TO BUDDING SMALL BUSINESSES
So far, Hyder and Skinner have done work for a variety of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to independent small business owners. And projects have stretched from local residential developers to a collaboration with McKinsey & Co. in the Middle East.
Much of their work is confidential because of their focus on clients who want to break from the conventional.
"They're working with us because they aren't the average bear."
"They're working with us because they aren't the average bear," Hyder said. "They've got some pretty cool ideas and they want that outside-the-box thinking.
But, stay tuned, Skinner said. Soon, he expects MADE's website and social channels to light up with information about forthcoming projects.
"I think we're just in such exciting times," Hyder said. "For me to be part of this movement freeing design, allowing creativity to take reign, and be able to offer clients more holistic turnkey service based on what the market is demanding."
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The Boggabri Drovers Campfire started winning awards in 2010 and has consistantly taken out a number of awards each year from then on. The community of Boggabri is very proud of this event and the efforts the community go to to make this event happen every year. We thank the Boggabri Lions for all their support and the Narrabri Shire Council and the Infromation Centre who have played a large part in the success of this event.
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The NSW Tourism Awards celebrate and acknowledge tourism excellence in NSW.
Inland NSW Tourism is the regional tourism organisation (RTO) covering more than 25% of NSW, with a population base of more than 440,000 people, representing 27.5% of all tourism operators and destinations in NSW, and 34% of the Local Government Areas in NSW.


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Q: How to choose Drain current for a JFET Differential Amp I have to design a JFET differential amplifier with a current mirror. I am unsure where to start and what to set the biasing current to. Any help will be appreciated to point me in the right direction. Many thanks.

A: My first engineering manager was also designing zero_temperature_coefficient high CMRR instrumentation amplifiers, and his super_tech (no degree but very skilled) would hand_select the Iddq of the JFET diff_pairs.

A: You'll need to start by finding a good matched pair of jfets ! That's the biggest challenge. Vgs characteristics of jfets are notoriously wide, I recall looking for a matched pair (a dual) in a can some decades ago. They were as rare as hen's teeth then and fabulously expensive !
The challenge with jets is Vgs matching for differential amplifier applications. It's tricky, so costs a lot.
A quick browse found Interfet's IFN411 (~£10 from Mouser) which only guarantees matching to 20mV. It'll need a trimpot in your circuit for DC amplifier applications. Prices only go UP from here btw.
As regards operating current, choose your fet first and choose some sensible percentage of Idss. Low noise amplifiers will operate at higher values of Id than you might consider normal. Certainly between several and several tens of mA.


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Dianne Guenin-Lelle, Department Chair
Professor of French and Associate Provost for Advising and Assessment
Dianne received her B.A. from the University of New Orleans, M.A. from University of Louisiana, Lafayette and her PhD from Louisiana State University, and has been teaching at Albion College since 1987. A specialist in 17th century French literature, Dianne currently focuses her research on Francophone Louisiana. Her latest book is The Story of French New Orleans: History of a Creole City (University Press of Mississippi). Incorporating language learning and cultural studies, her teaching is built on the belief that learning must be relevant for students in order to transform their lives. Dianne teaches all levels of French and Francophone studies, including courses on Québec, Louisiana, "Multicultural" France, and the history of French Women's Writing. She travels with students to France, Cameroon, Québec and Louisiana regularly. An active member of Albion's French Sister City Committee for Noisy-le-Roi and Bailly, France, she keeps her students very connected to life and opportunities in these two very special cities. Currently, she also serves as Associate Provost for Assessment and Advising. She can be reached at .
Phone: 517/629-0335
Office: 117 Vulgamore Hall
Emmanuel Yewah
Professor of French
Emmanuel Yewah holds a Licencié –es- Lettres and a Maîtrise from the University of Yaoundé, Cameroon, as well as a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He came to Albion College in 1986 where he currently serves as Professor of French and Comparative Cultural Studies. His teaching covers the French and Francophone worlds as well as Honors and a First Year seminar on Africa: Myth and Reality. As a Comparatist, his wide-ranging interests in research include, African Literature and politics, detective fiction, filmic adaptations of literary texts, postcolonial theories, visual cultures (Photography), migration, and Human Rights discourses. He has published extensively in these areas and in a variety of avenues. His recent co-authored book is Across the Atlantic: African Immigrants in the United States Diaspora (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Press). His current research deals with the cross-examination of literature and law, literature and medicine, political cartoons, Colonial Court Interpreters, and World Fairs. Since 2000, he has traveled with over one hundred students to Cameroon and France. He can be reached at .
Perry W. Myers
Professor of German
Research fellowship to the Institut d'Études Avancées de Paris for the 2020-21 academic year.
Perry Myers received his B.A. and M.B.A. from Baylor University and then pursued a career in investment banking, where he worked for Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and J.P. Morgan Global Markets in Frankfurt, Germany for 11 years. After returning to the US he received his M.A. and Ph.D. in German Studies from the University of Texas Austin., and came to Albion College in 2004, where he is currently Professor of German Studies. His teaching not only encompasses history and culture during the Enlightenment, but also extends to the Modern era to include ever-evolving relevant themes on multiculturalism in Germany, Vergangenheitsbewältigung and Crime Novels, and German film. Alongside his full load of course offerings, he actively publishes articles as well as books. Some of his past work includes articles on Thomas Mann, Max Weber, and German travelers to India. His books include The Double Edges Sword. The Cult of Bildung in Fin-de-Siécle German (Rudolf Steiner and Max Weber) (Lang, 2004). And he most recently published German Visions of India, 1871 -1918. Commandeering the Holy Ganges during the Kaiserreich (Palgrave, 2013). His newest book that is nearing completion is a comparative research project on cosmopolitan religious movements in England, France, Germany, and India (1871-1932), with the tentative title Prophets and Partisans during the Long Fin-de-Siécle (1871-1932): Cosmopolitan Religion in Europe and India. He can be reached at .
Susanne Myers
Adjunct Instructor (German and French)
(Leave of Absence 2020-21 academic year)
B.A., University of Texas, Austin. Study of Law, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt, Germany.
Elizabeth Barrios
Assistant Professor of Spanish
Elizabeth received her B.A. from Knox College, and her Ph,D. from the University of Michigan. That same year she began teaching at Albion.
Her research straddles several fields: Latin American literary and cultural studies, film studies, and the environmental humanities, particularly in the burgeoning field of energy humanities. She is currently working on a book that examines 70-years of Venezuelan oil narratives, environmental art, and oil industry propaganda in Venezuela. Entitled Failures of the Imagination: Reckoning with The Times of Oil in Venezuelan Cultural Production, the project argues that the creation of societies that do not run on oil will not simply involve economic and technological change--it will require cultural work: the retelling of established histories/stories, the disruption of habits, and the reshaping of the imagination itself.
Within the Modern Languages and Cultures Department, Elizabeth teaches various levels of language instruction, including Spanish for Heritage Speakers. Her literature and cultural studies courses have explored the intersection between new-media remixes and established forms of Latin American artistic production, the legacies of diasporas in and from Latin America, as well as Afro-Latinx literatures. She also teaches interdisciplinary courses about environmental art and the political history of climate change. She can be contacted at .
Kalen Oswald
Associate Professor of Spanish
Kalen received his B.A. from Utah State University, and his M.A. and PhD from the University of Arizona in Tucson. He has been teaching at Albion College since 2002. A specialist in 19th- to 21st-century Spanish literature and culture, Kalen currently focuses his research on Post Franco narrative fiction. Kalen teaches all levels of Spanish language in addition to advanced literature and culture courses focusing on several aspects of the Spanish-speaking world. Some of these classes include: the history and cultures of Spain; an introduction to the analysis of literature, film and painting from the Spanish-speaking world; cultural artifacts representing the Spanish Civil War; the genre of the short story written in Spanish; the classic novel Don Quixote de la Mancha; detective fiction; and Spanish cities. He can be reached at .
Marcie Noble
Visiting Instructor of Spanish
Marcie Noble joined the Albion College faculty as a visiting instructor in 2009. She completed her Ph.D. at Western Michigan University, specializing in Eighteenth through Twenty-first Century Spanish American Literature and Culture, and Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature and Culture. Her research interests include twentieth and twenty-first century Latin American literature and cultures and their intersections with globalization, migration, race, and gender, and her dissertation—Nationalism, Universality, and Globalization: Notes on the narrative of three Guatemalan authors—explores a trajectory from a nationally focused literature to one that is increasingly global. Marcie teaches all levels of Spanish language as well as courses on the literature and cultures of the Spanish-speaking world, including Introduction to Hispanic Studies, South American Identities and Cultural Perspectives, a survey of Central American Literature, and courses focused on women and gender in the Spanish-speaking world and culture, identity and globalization in Latin America. She can be reached at .
Linda Clawson
Department Secretary
B.A., 1979, University of California at Santa Barbara
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To make the tilling, bring the cream just to the boil. Remove from the heat and pour slowly over the chocolate. Stir to melt the chocolate. Pour the mixture into the baked crust. Leave to set in the fridge for about 4 hours or overnight. Arrange the stoned cherries or berries over the top. Melt the jam over a low heat and brush over the fruit. Keep refrigerated.