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A New York Criminal Lawyer said the complainant, a 33-year-old woman, claimed that she entered an elevator in her Queens apartment building, followed by defendant, who pinned her in the corner, threatened to kill her, blindfolded her and dragged her to the roof landing where he raped and sodomized her. She stated that after the attack, and in an effort to trap defendant and deliver him to the police, she exchanged phone numbers with him and arranged a meeting for the following day, at which time she had consensual sex with him at his apartment.
A New York Criminal Lawyer said that in a statement to police, defendant claimed that he met complainant outside a neighborhood store, talked at length with her there and then in her apartment lobby, was invited by her to the roof landing where they had a consensual sexual encounter, exchanged phone numbers and made a date for the next day. The next day, the statement continued, defendant met complainant outside her apartment building and then traveled with her to his apartment in Brooklyn where they had consensual sex. Defendant was charged with rape and sodomy, two counts of attempted robbery, sexual abuse and two counts of assault.
A Manhattan Criminal Lawyer said in light of defendant's proposed consent defense, as well as the admittedly consensual sexual encounter after the alleged attack, the People sought to introduce evidence of defendant's prior sexual misconduct related to his 1983 burglary convictions. Specifically, the People sought to offer the testimony of several women that defendant had accosted them and demanded sex, fondled them or engaged in other sexually deviant behavior. The People claimed that such evidence was necessary to show his intent during the alleged attack on complainant. In accepting the People's argument, the trial court noted that the prior misconduct evidence was necessitated by the "extraordinary" fact that, after the alleged rape, complainant "engaged in consensual sex" with appellant.
A Bronx Criminal Lawyer said after the trial court ruled that the People could call four of the women to testify as to defendant's prior sexual misconduct, defendant announced that he would abandon his consent defense. Defendant was convicted of one count each of rape, sodomy, sexual abuse and attempted robbery, and the Appellate Division affirmed. Defendant now urges that the trial court's ruling, which led him to give up his consent defense, denied him a fair trial. In the unusual factual circumstances presented, the Court agrees.
Evidence of uncharged crimes and offenses is "inadmissible if offered for no purpose other than to raise an inference that a defendant is of a criminal disposition and, therefore, likely to have committed the crime charged". Although intent is one of the elements of a crime for which prior misconduct evidence may be admitted, evidence of prior misconduct to prove intent is unnecessary where intent may be easily inferred from the commission of the act itself, the Court concluded that evidence of prior sexual misconduct was erroneously introduced when it tended to show only that " 'if defendant did it once he would do it again; therefore, he probably abused the other children.' "
Here, two starkly contrasting scenarios were presented, with only credibility in issue. If the trier of fact believed defendant's version of events, complainant consented to a sexual encounter with him on the night of the incident. If the trier of fact found complainant more credible, defendant used force and threats to rape her, with intent readily inferable from the acts alleged. As in a previous case, the prior misconduct evidence was relevant only to lend credibility to complainant by suggesting that, because defendant had engaged in sexual misconduct with others, he was likely to have committed the acts charged. The evidence therefore was improperly ruled admissible.
In view of this holding, the Court ruled that there is no need to reach appellant's additional arguments on this appeal.
Here in Stephen Bilkis and Associates, we give pieces of advice to our clients with excellence. That is, we give advice which we think that it will benefit our clients. Our Queens County Criminal attorneys, who become expert in this field will determine as to what proper case which a person shall file for an act committed against him. Likewise, we have our Queens County Rape lawyers who will file the necessary action against the assailant of the said crime. Contact us now and be properly advised.


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Refinancing Your Home Mortgage
Article by Lovemore Ncube As a first time home buyer you can not always get the best rate. Maybe you did not have twenty percent to put down or maybe your credit needed a little rebuilding. If you have been in the house for a few years now and you have built up some equity, it may be time to refinance and get a better rate. Refinancing your first home mortgage is very easy and painless, especially if you use your regular mortgage broker. The process still requires an application, a home appraisal and some of the same financial documents you needed to provide for your first time home buying, but the processing and closing should be faster and this time there is no seller involved to slow the process. Speak with …Read entire article »
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Mortgage Loan Forgiveness and the IRS
Article by Mitchell Sussman With the collapse of the economy and crash in the real estate market, more and more homeowners are finding that their home is "underwater" in the sense that the value of the their property is worth significantly less than the mortgage or mortgages that are owed on the property. Because of the economic conditions our country is laboring under, many homeowners are simply unable to continue to debt service their existing mortgage. For those homeowners a foreclosure, short sale, deed in lieu or for the lucky ones a negotiated modification of the existing loan balance are but some of the many alternatives. Debt reduced by a mortgage loan modification, short sale or foreclosure will often result in the issuance by the lender of an IRS Form 1099-C, Cancellation of …Read entire article »
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A Love/Hate Relationship: How your credit score can open and slam doors for you
Article by Drew Miles There are many ways to get ahead financially: attend seminars where you cut up your credit cards with hundreds of other people, participate in debt consolidation services that help you take out a home equity loan or refinance your home, or you can transfer debt on one credit card to another credit card with an introductory rate of 0% (which goes up to 12% six months down the road). The reason these methods don't work is because we don't concurrently cut our expenses while implementing these strategies. Even if we're making more money, unless we cut expenses, we will continue to spend more money than we have and incur debt. Manage yourself and your money. Money is like food; we don't eat only when we're hungry, and …Read entire article »
Filed under: Credit Card Consolidation, Debt Relief, Insolvency
Caution! If You Are Not Careful You May Have to Pay Taxes on Your Cancelled or Reduced Loans
Article by Seomul Evans If you are neck deep in debt and are constantly trying to make ends meet, you may get the biggest reprieve if the bank or lending institution that you are dealing with agrees to cancel or reduce your debts. Now, don't be under the impression that this is going to be easy; however, it is not impossible either. Getting your debts cancelled or reduced is a wonderful way to start on clean slate; all your records will be cleaned and you will be free from the pesky monthly payments that were giving you sleepless nights. But if you are not careful, this boon may turn into a curse faster than you know. You may have to pay taxes on any debt reduction or cancellation if you don't …Read entire article »
Filed under: Debt Relief, Insolvency
Help from Mortgage Debt Relief Act 2010
Article by Ask Bill Mortgage debt relief act 2010 or the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act 2010 may be thought of as an extension of the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act 2007 which would provide relief to taxpayers whose debts were forgiven from 2007 to 2012. This Act was passed so as to help home owners whose homes were sold or foreclosed when the home prices dropped. The result was that the homes were worth less than the principal of the mortgage. The resultant loss incurred due to foreclosure or short sell would be considered as forgiven debt which would in turn be treated as income and hence taxable. The debtor who was finding it extremely difficult to pay off his debt now was to take a double hit in terms …Read entire article »
Filed under: Foreclosure Help, Insolvency, Mortgage Refinancing
Tips For Refinancing A Mortgage In Today's Market
Article by Jeremy Winters There are several really important factors to take into account when you are thinking about refinancing a mortgage. The current housing market has changed the entire landscape in terms of any kind of mortgage transaction. This new landscape is especially true when going through any type of refinance consideration. That is exactly why it can be vital to understand a number of the new restrictions and guidelines lenders are placing on customers. The housing crisis of 2007 altered the whole way in which finance companies approve a potential application. Requirements have come to be so tight that a lot of people who are trying to simply reduce their interest rate by way of a standard refinance transaction are unable to do so. Numerous potential applicants don't have more …Read entire article »
Filed under: Mortgage Refinancing
Repairing Credit – The Tax Implications of Settling A Debt
Article by Mark Andrade You may be lucky enough to have all or part of your debt wiped clean when you offer to settle with a creditor. This sometimes happens when you negotiate a reduced payoff and the creditor agrees to designate your account paid in full for less than the original debt. However, your initial peace of mind could leave you with a higher tax bill. People experiencing financial setbacks sometimes approach their creditors to obtain debt relief, either directly or through an intermediary such a credit counseling company. While this is relatively easy to do and more and more creditors are open to it, you should know that such a debt settlement could have negative tax ramifications. If you settle a debt with a creditor, or the creditor writes it off, …Read entire article »
Filed under: Debt Relief, Insolvency
Affordable Refinancing
Article by Cesar Bryant The Home Affordable Refinance Program allows homeowners to switch an adjustable rate mortgage with a limited rate mortgage. In other words there has to be a legitimate reason why the home-owner needs refinance assistance. Homeowner Qualifications Current Mortgage Payment History – The homeowner must remain current on all mortgage payments as a way to qualify for this government mortgage services program. Primary Residence – The homeowner must make use of property as their home. This program is simply not for folks with vacation home property finance loan problems. If you have a distressed vacation home property and mortgage than perhaps a quick sale, a deed in lieu, maybe home sale is the best course. Refinancing Makes Financial Sense – The homeowner needs in order to afford the new payment terms that …Read entire article »
Filed under: Mortgage Refinancing
It's Tax Time Once Again. Exactly What To Do With Your Cancelled Mortgage Loan Debt?
Article by Jordan Taylor It has been quite a challenging year for numerous People. The overall economy is certainly in a slow down, and lots more people than in the past have had to live through this turbulent ride of this housing market. Scores have lost their homes to a property foreclosure or short sale, and now that that it is time to prepare for the taxman, it's time for these folks to determine the tax implications all these mortgage relief programs can have on these folks this tax season. In case you're one of the many people in america going through this situation when you file ones 2011 taxes, you could possibly just have have been given a particularly unique Christmas present from the U.S. Government. Before this unprecedented whirlwind ride …Read entire article »
Filed under: Debt Relief, Insolvency
Viability of Refinancing a Mortgage: Major Ingredients
Article by izi bir Normally there are many factors to consider before mortgage refinancing that in fact there may never be a perfect moment to refinance. Sometimes you might have to elect a time that is really acceptable to change your home loan company. Nonetheless you would like to make sure that you catch the lowest point of the interest rate spread. Currently the refinance rates may change a few times in a day. Absolutely, half a percent could economize lots of money within the life of your refinance mortgage loan. So you would love to ascertain that when you pay the cash to refinance, you would obtain a worthwhile deal. Obviously, there are times when you unquestionably would have to refinance soon. If you are likely to be in arrears on …Read entire article »
Filed under: Mortgage Refinancing
Refinance your mortgage with the help of the government- Harp Program
Article by giovanni lambrusco Maybe you didn't get a refinance with a traditional refinance bank, because the value of your home has decreased? Or maybe you owe more on your mortgage than your house is worth? Then the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) may help you to refinance your mortgage. Many homeowners try to refinance their mortgage but are failing for many reasons. Whether you watch the financial news on CNBC or Bloomberg TV, I'm sure you've heard about the existance of certain government programs aimed at helping home owners who cannot take advantage of cheap mortgage rates, just because they don't qualify to refinance their mortgage. This "HARP loan program" is a great chance for property owners with mortgages owned by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Are You Considering Re-Financing? Homeowners who …Read entire article »
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idk what you're asking? I just make games and I figured Flash was a good way to let people play it, wasn't any real thought behind it!
I think that *might* be because I didn't add a "-" to the font but I'm not sure. Wanted to know but never managed to get to a - score myself!
"Sprites use one of two shared palettes. The palette which is used is determined on a per-sprite basis. Yes, they have 3 colours each."
Didn't know that one! That's p interesting.
so you could have 2 of these 4 combinations and that's for the entire game? Dang.
Sure, it's not really rule-breaking. I'll rephrase: The jam rewards entries that have the least spirit of gameboy games.
I love this jam, it's my favorite of all game jams, but you can't tell me that it makes sense.
I'm not as mad as the OP about this but it IS kinda weird that this jam rewards entries that break the rules. Obviously not respecting the sprite limitations means you can draw nicer sprites. I went back through previous jams and p much all of the winning entries used sprites at whatever sizes they wanted, didn't keep to the grid, used all 4 colors for every sprite etc.
And the response to that is generally "the official rules are only that you should make a game with 4 colors and it should have a 160x144 resolution" but why are we calling it GBJam then? At that point it's the Four Color Small Screen Jam. #FCSSJAM2017
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Interiors by Cheryll: Four rules can make your house glamorous with minimal effort
It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas!
The sparkle, the glitter, the scent of pine and all those fabulous yummy goodies at Christmas make me jolly.
If you aren't already feeling the spirit, let's decorate to get you into the mood.
I know the season can be exhausting: too many parties, too much eggnog and not to mention an overdose of food, so it's understandable when even the thought of decorating makes you groan. But with a few designer holiday decorating tips, your rooms can look glamorously festive with minimal effort.
Designer Rule No. 1: Don't try to change too much, it looks better and is a lot easier if you work with what you already have. Keep to your home's current colour scheme and simply enhance each room with more metallics, more sparkle and more glitter.
For example, my living room palette is white, grey, espresso, caramel and navy blue so at Christmas I add a lot of white, including white poinsettias (spray the tips of the white brachts with a floral glitter or blue colour) and a group of white Christmas trees all decked out with white feathers and crystal balls with accents of metallic silver. Depending on my mood, I add either organic elements, such as raw pine cones, or a series of blue metals.
A little humour is always welcome, so have fun with your tree decor. There are all sorts of great ornaments that will bring a smile to your lips, such as shoe ornaments, lipstick tubes, metallic skulls and my favourite, the pickle. Have fun by changing a few ornaments each year to reflect your mood.
Try a giant reindeer next to the sofa or a nutcracker keeping guard over Christmas goodies in the kitchen.
Designer Rule No. 2: Add a little festive spirit to every room. A wreath hung above the powder room sink, an elegant Christmas candle on your dresser, jars of holiday candy arranged on the kitchen counter.
Designer Rule No. 3: Appeal to all the senses. Stock up on seasonal essential oils to scent your rooms. Place little dishes of holiday treats throughout the house.
Designer Rule No. 4: It's easy to be stressed as a hostess so a great designer motto is to always be prepared for last-minute, unexpected company. Plan ahead and stock up with yummy appetizers and tasty treats such as fig and chutney sauces to serve with cheese and crackers that you have stocked and stored in the pantry.
Plan a holiday signature drink and keep garnishes and all the ingredients ready to serve. Some of our favourites are mulled wine, cranberry cocktails or peppermint white hot chocolate. I also make batches of spaghetti sauce and freeze for an easy dinner to serve unexpected guests.
Happy holidays everyone! May all your designer wishes come true and may your rooms always be fabulous!
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Women's Kruser Ridge™ Softshell Jacket - Plus Size is rated out of 5 by 79.
Rated 5 out of 5 by KTSav517 from Great Product Great buy for a lightweight jacket. Good price and fits awesome.
Date published: 2018-04-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by Melissa80 from Kruser Ridge Softshell I love this coat! I bought & returned several different coats before finding the Columbia! Best decision I made was to buy this coat. Forever fan!
Date published: 2018-04-13
Rated 4 out of 5 by Yukon11 from This product has great features My daughter loves this coat it is warm and soft
Date published: 2018-04-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by Janegmon from I like the material it was made, water repellent and easy to wash This is my second Columbia softshell Kruser Ridge, hope I get more color, I like the style even the fit, the texture of the textile is so easy to manage to wash. More colors....
Date published: 2018-03-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by NROzzy from All Around Comfort & Function Love the fit, comfort and function of this jacket. It blocks moisture and wind, feels soft and has durability without any added weight.
Date published: 2018-03-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by tinker7249 from Great Jacket and price Loved the jacket but I ordered a 2X which ran a bit small so sadly, I returned it.
Date published: 2018-03-06
Rated 5 out of 5 by KC1030 from Functional Durability The only issue I have with my jacket is that it doesn't have a hood, BUT I knew it didn't have one when I bought it. So it isn't even a problem. The fabric is wonderful and does the job in keeping you dry proving it's functional and durable in wind and rain. I couldn't be happier.
Date published: 2018-03-03
Rated 5 out of 5 by klmvet from Love this jacket This is a great looking jacket! The style is flattering and it is really comfortable. I do order a size up so that I can layer under it, so I did rate it as running a little small.
Date published: 2018-03-03
Rated 5 out of 5 by JanDB from Love This Coat! I love this jacket! It is a perfect choice for between season weather changes in Western Maryland. It's warm and water proof making it perfect for those late season snow showers!
Date published: 2018-03-01
Rated 4 out of 5 by Gilly14 from Kool item Kool item. Looks good.
Date published: 2018-02-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by Samjnk from Awesome jacket I ordered a size up because I have big arms and I wanted to be able to slide it off and one easily when wearing long sleeves. It's perfect!
Date published: 2018-02-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by Dollybrad from Amazing I absolutely love my Kruser Ridge™ Softshell Jacket from Columbia. I have this coat in a longer version and have always loved it and was so thankful that Columbia came out with a shorter version. This coat fits perfectly and is the right length for walking and driving. If you are an avid adventurer this is the coat for you. It keeps you warm without the bulk of a heavier coat. In my opinion this coat is awesome. (This review was collected as part of a promotion.)
Date published: 2018-02-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by 10splayer from Great Jacket This is my second Kruser Ridge Jacket. They fit well and look good. Outdoorsy but also a little fitted looking so they're great on the tennis court and also as a jacket to grab going out to dinner.
Date published: 2018-02-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by Nia92 from Second Time Purchasing This Jacket....Love It! This is my second time purchasing this jacket. I purchased the pink version over a year ago & loved it so much that I decided to purchase the dynasty color recently. Jacket is true to size, it's of great quality, & the blue is so beautiful. It's kept me warm even though it's still winter here. I would recommend this jacket to others!
Date published: 2018-02-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by SNia from Perfect Versatile jacket I found the soft shell jacket perfect to wear in and out of the office, especially when it's windy/raining. Also, I have noticed that the weatherproofing has come up in handy as I have accidentally spilled tea on myself and have been pleased to know that it can be dried off quite easily. The jacket is light, and though I wouldn't be able to wear another layer underneath (such as sweater) I feel that does more than adequate job of keeping me warm. So far I have bought 2 jackets (black/ blue) because I have been very pleased with the quality.
Date published: 2018-02-16
Rated 5 out of 5 by KIki66 from Comfy Fit I was pleasantly surprised by the fit of this jacket. I was looking for a nice Spring jacket, and this was perfect. I'ts warm enough for chilly mornings, yet not too warm later in the day. I love how the water beads up, and doesn't soak in.
Date published: 2018-02-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by NAANAA from Warm but thin Great hiking jacket for winter
Date published: 2018-02-10
Rated 5 out of 5 by Sandy27 from Just right! This Kruser Softshell jacket is a really good mid weight jacket. Ordered a 3X to allow for length and a sweatshirt or sweater, as Michigan winters pretty much demand two layers! Other reviews mentioned very long sleeves, which is true, but at 6'1", I need long sleeves! So, thanks, Columbia!
Date published: 2018-02-10
Rated 4 out of 5 by hiketoday from Nice but runs small I order often from Columbia and always wear a 2x. This ran small but it was nice enough to go through the bother of returning this jacket and re-ording in a 3x. Blue is very pretty and as pictured.
Date published: 2018-02-10
Rated 4 out of 5 by Squishysmurf from Perfect for the PNW I love this jacket. Surplus green is my favorite color! I'm 5'8" 300# for reference. It is a little snug in my upper arms and across my chest (hence 4 star rating), but is fine with just a t shirt underneath. Keeps me warm and dry. The 3X would've been too big, I think. Arm length and length of jacket were perfect.
Date published: 2018-01-25
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jhank from Awesome Spring Jacket I love this jacket since it fits my mother so well. I bought for Christmas gift and it is extremely beautiful color and size fits awesome.
Date published: 2018-01-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by Patika from <3 it!!! This jacket is super comfortable and the color is beautiful. I got my self a mauve color and a blue color for my mother in law. I been using it a lot in these florida winter days.
Date published: 2018-01-22
Rated 3 out of 5 by Ami22par from Boxy, men's style jacket This jacket is built exactly like a men's jacket, with a very boxy shape, big arms, and extremely long sleeves. It's as if someone in the Design office said, "Plus women are big like men, so let's just take a men's jacket, put the zipper on the other side, and slap a plus label on it." If a boxy, traditionally male style is what you're looking for, then you'll love this. However, I think most women who want a men's style jacket will just buy a jacket from the men's section. The quality of the jacket is good, and I like that the lining is just thick enough to keep you warm on a crisp day. However, the moment I put it on, I knew I wouldn't be able to wear it. The upper arms and chest area were baggy and puffed out, and the sleeves hung past my hands. It was extremely unflattering on me, and I wished I hadn't wasted my time. When I took it in for a return, the cashier held it up and immediately confirmed my reasons for returning it, which I had just explained. She even said, "This doesn't seem like a women's style. We have a men's jacket exactly like this."
Date published: 2018-01-20
Rated 5 out of 5 by Lupita from Comfortable This jacket is very comfortable easy to care for and great price
Date published: 2018-01-19
Rated 4 out of 5 by Gaylin from Warm jacket I wanted a jacket that was a little heavier than a windbreaker for cold days on the golf course and this one was perfect. I ordered the 1X and it does fit a little snug. Most Columbia items in 1X fit me fine. So that is why I gave it 4 stars. But quality is 5 star.
Date published: 2018-01-13
Rated 5 out of 5 by wvgirl19852 from Great Jacket!!! Purchased this jacket and absolutely love it. Fits true to size and sleeve link is great. Very comfortable and keeps you warm even though its a light jacket. Love the 2 front zipper pockets. Very sleek and water and wind resistant. Ordered another one so I would have an extra!!!
Date published: 2018-01-01
Rated 5 out of 5 by Joekerswyld from Great lightweight Jacket Looks good, fits great, surprisingly warm for a soft shell.
Date published: 2017-12-31
Rated 5 out of 5 by Karynfawn from Could not be more happy! I work for a large company and we wanted to get great quality jackets for our team of 15. Ordering was effortless, all different sizes in men's and women's were all in stock, all shipped together and received within a week. Numerous compliments from others. Thanks Columbia!
Date published: 2017-11-20
Rated 4 out of 5 by Redfishing from Small through the bust I wanted to love this jacket, it is great quality but it was too tight through the busy fir bevtobwear with a medium weight sweater and the next size up is out of stock in the color I need.
Date published: 2017-11-17
Rated 1 out of 5 by wade001 from Not what I expected I purchased this jacket as a lightweight jacket for fall and spring. Unfortunately, it was too small. I even bought a size up in case i was wearing a sweater and needed a little extra room. I expected it to be a little heavier material than it actually was, so I ended up returning it for something i actually could use.
Date published: 2017-11-11
Rated 5 out of 5 by jlken24 from Completely Satisfied Great jacked, looks exactly like it does on the site, was a little smaller than I expected but it still fits well and looks great on! (This review was collected as part of a promotion.)
Date published: 2017-11-08
Rated 5 out of 5 by Brown73eyes from Amazing The Jacket is so Soft/Warm it fit just right. I was so happy with my purchase, that I'm think about gettting it in another color. The weather here in the Windy City is perfect for Women Softshell Kruser Ridge Jacket. Thank you Columbia for such an awesome product.
Date published: 2017-10-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by LoriSisson from Great jacket Fits as expected. Excellent quality you come to expect from a Columbia.
Date published: 2017-10-20
Rated 4 out of 5 by BeckyF from Love - but runs small... Love the rust color, very flattering. Great form and function, repels rain well, workmanship is good, just runs small so order one size up.
Date published: 2017-08-20
Rated 3 out of 5 by Shoefan from Beautiful Jacket, but sleeves are too long This fits pretty true to side. It's very well made and would serve as casual or slightly dressy. Elegant. However, the sleeves were way too long. I wish Columbia would give seperate plus sizing for tall/long armed women, and petite, short armed women.
Date published: 2017-06-23
Rated 5 out of 5 by Drummergirl23 from Light Outdoor jacket The jacket is very thin, lightweight and mostly comfortable. It is a little stiff due to fabric it is made from. It is definitely water and wind resistant. I stayed warm in the early spring weather and felt comfortable. The steely blue color is sharp! Sleeve and waist length provide good coverage. I tried the 2xl first and the stomach area was much larger. This one has a more fitted waist area with my muffin tops, it is a bit more fitted...gotta lose those! Anyway, it is a great spring or fall jacket. I wear it for work outside, get dirty brush off and head to meetings. I can also see wearing it out hiking and camping as well.
Date published: 2017-06-04
Rated 5 out of 5 by ED56 from Great Jacket This is a great jacket, light yet warm, blocks the wind and rain. The perfect jacket for spring when a winter coat is to heavy.
Date published: 2017-05-04
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TOROSIETE Gallery is honored to partner with The Bebedero, an amazing Modern Mexican Restaurant and Bar located in the Historic Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, VA, to bring a series of art exhibitions live to the public.
The Bebedero, located on 225 West Main Street, Charlottesville, VA is known throughout Virginia for their signature cocktails and authentic modern Veracruz Mexican cuisine.
Chefs Cezar Perez and Yuliana Perez Vasquez bring the "flavors from our grandmothers' and mothers' kitchens" to the delight of diners while TOROSIETE Featured Artist River Hawkins helms the bar with unmatched libations.
Art oozes from the foundation of The Bebedero. On its own the restaurant's artistic cuisine is complemented by its custom murals and hand-painted tabletops, bar menus and craft cocktails. Now, TOROSIETE Gallery will be rotating fine art exhibitions into their amazing space.
Their location couldn't be better matched as a place for an exciting night out and a place to experience artists from TOROSIETE Gallery.
Starting December 11, 2017, TOROSIETE Gallery will kick off our exhibition series with a collection of works from TOROSIETE Featured Artist Madison Tanner. A Charlottesville, VA native, Madison has a current exhibition in our gallery titled "Remembrances" and we will be presenting it live at The Bebedero through January.
Visit Madison's 3D Virtual Exhibition today, and come join us at The Bebedero through the year. We will be posting more notices for future exhibitions and features, including a feature of "The Art of the Bebedero" in the February issue of TOROSIETE Magazine. Shop for Madison's and River's works in our Gallery Store.


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Editorial – Why women entrepreneurs?
Earlier this year I was asked to give the Common Business School lecture at Liverpool Hope University on the subject of Women Entrepreneurs. Since I have been running entrepreneurial businesses since 1990, this seemed like a reasonable request.
I decided that the title of the lecture should be "Why Women Entrepreneurs?" and the intention was to outline why, in my view, we need more women entrepreneurs; indeed why we need more women in business altogether. The transcripts of the lecture are published elsewhere in the3rdimagazine this month but here are a just two of the many reasons;
"If the UK could achieve the same levels of female entrepreneurship as the US, Britain would gain three quarters of a million more businesses"
"In the UK, if women started businesses at the same rate as men, we would have 150,000 extra start-ups each year"
So when the opportunity came to both promote the forthcoming Women in Business and Enterprise Conference, taking place in Glasgow 9th May, and to dedicate a complete issue of the3rdimagazine to the topic of women's enterprise, we jumped at the chance.
With more than 60,000 female-led businesses, Scotland has proportionately more women in business than many other parts of the UK. These businesses are generating more than £5 billion for Scotland's economy. But there are still twice as many men starting businesses as women, and women-owned businesses make up only 20% of the total. With the appropriate support, it is suggested that the potential value of women's enterprise to the Scottish economy could exceed £7 billion. The conference aims to look at the type of support needed and to provide a platform for long-term economic development.
Details of the conference are HERE and tickets are available from as little as £65 for the full days programme HERE
From my own perspective, I am delighted that we have so many women and men who have come forward and contributed their thoughts on the matter for the3rdimagize. My own contributions, transcripts of the lecture, are here:
- Why women entrepreneurs (Part I) – Not enough Rooney's to go around
- Why women entrepreneurs (Part II) – Lessons from Zoology
- Why women entrepreneurs (Part III) – It's the economy, stupid
- Why Women Entrepreneurs (Part IV) – Doing what we've always done
Please feel free to comment on these and all of the other articles this month. Your views are important and will inform the debate just as much as the opinion pieces.


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Using a custom UDF (deprecated)
You can include your own Java code in a user-defined function (UDF) and invoke it using a query.
Hadoop is deprecated for use with DataStax Enterprise. DSE Hadoop and BYOH (Bring Your Own Hadoop) are deprecated. Hive is also deprecated and will be removed when Hadoop is removed.
If the Hive built-in functions do not provide the capability you need, you can include your own Java code in a user-defined function (UDF) and invoke it using a query. DataStax provides a UDF for working with unsupported data types, for example. The example in this section uses a JAR that converts text from lowercase to uppercase. After downloading the JAR from the Hadoop tutorial examples repository and setting up the UDF in Hive, you create a Hive table. You insert data into the table from a text file installed with DataStax Enterprise. The contents of the file look like this:
. . .
When you execute a SELECT statement, you invoke the UDF to convert text in the file from lowercase to uppercase: val to VAL.
- Download the JAR for this example.
On the command line, add the JAR to the root Hadoop directory in the Cassandra
File System (CFS) using Hadoop shell
commands. For example:
dse hadoop fs -copyFromLocal local-path-to-jar/myudfs.jar /tmpSubstitute the path to the downloaded job in your environment for local-path-to-jar.
Start a Hive client, and at the Hive
prompt, add the JAR file to the Hadoop distributed cache, which copies files to
task nodes to use when the files run:
hive> add jar cfs:///tmp/myudfs.jar;The output on the Mac OS X is:
converting to local cfs:///tmp/myudfs.jar Added /private/tmp/johndoe/hive_resources/myudfs.jar to class path Added resource: /private/tmp/johndoe/hive_resources/myudfs.jar
At the Hive prompt, create an alias for the UDF associated with the JAR.
hive> CREATE TEMPORARY FUNCTION myUpper AS 'org.hue.udf.MyUpper';
Create a Hive table for text data.
hive> CREATE TABLE udftest (foo INT, bar STRING);
Insert data into the table, substituting the path to the DataStax Enterprise
installation in your environment for the install_location.
For example, on Mac OS X:
hive> LOAD DATA LOCAL INPATH 'install_location/resources/hive/examples/files/kv1.txt' OVERWRITE INTO TABLE udftest;
Convert the lowercase text in the table, the instances of val, to
uppercase by invoking the UDF by its alias in the SELECT statement.
hive> SELECT myUpper(bar) from udftest;The mapper output looks like this:
. . . MapReduce Jobs Launched: Job 0: Map: 1 HDFS Read: 0 HDFS Write: 0 SUCCESS Total MapReduce CPU Time Spent: 0 msec OK VAL_238-gg VAL_86-gg VAL_311-gg . . .


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Luke 9:23-26
24th verse "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall have it." Jesus Christ is speaking a great truth here. The maxims of the Bible are contrary to the maxims of the world. If anyone wants to be exalted he must humble himself. If anyone wants to be filled with grace and power, he must first die. If anyone wants to be wise, he must first become a fool.
The sermon on the mount is the natural outcome of a regenerate life, developed fully. It is simply wonderful how Jesus states things that are going to be your experience. Unfortunately we do not take God at His Word. Hence we do not see the fruit. If people do not believe in humbling themselves and confessing their sins, how can they see such fruit? But if we are truly born of the Spirit, we will find that all that are God's are ours and all ours are God's. God will be in you and you in God. How happy you will feel when all your children belong to God! Why do people hesitate to give their children to God? They do not accept the fact that their children belong to God anyway and not to themselves and they have no claim on them more than God has.
I Corinthians 6:19, "What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" We are not our own. Do you know that your body is not yours? Then you will know how to adorn it, when you go to worship God. Your face is not yours. Is your face acceptable before God? When you wash your heart with the Word of God, heavenly beauty will come into your face. I saw a woman whose face was shining. On speaking to her I learnt her heart was changed. You are not your own. It is a great step in spiritual life to know you are not your own. If you have not come to that level you must weep. Many mothers are to blame for the illness and the sufferings of their children. It is because they do not come to the place of knowing they are not their own. The time is coming when you are going to throw away your body and your dresses.
You are not your own. You think that house is yours. No it is not. To the extent you use it for God's glory it is yours. You have built a house but you will not occupy it for long because you think it is your own. Saul thought the throne was his own. He lost it. I Chron.17:27, "Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever." He wanted God to bless Solomon. He asked Solomon not to depend on anything except seeking God with a perfect heart. Hence the kingdom was retained by David.
He that loseth his life, he that loseth his property, he that loseth his bigness shall gain them. Your wife is not your own. She is the gift of God. Do you keep her so and treat her so? If not, you are losing the riches of His glory refered to in John 17:10, "And all mine are thine, and thine are mine: and I am glorified in them." John 17:21, "That they all may be one; as thou Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me." How glorious it is when we give up our all to God. What a great confidence you will have in God when you feel all those that are in your house and all the things in your house belong to God. I know a man who prayed for his son who was dying. God gave him back his son. That father is now bringing him up for the world. Ungrateful man! Abraham gave his son to God and God gave him back to Abraham. He brought up Isaac for God. Isaac then become a blessing to the whole world.


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It's fair to say that Tranmere Rovers have not had the best of seasons. Winning only ten games all season, Ronnie Moore's side find themselves sitting in 20th position in the league, and only goals scored separates them from being in the relegation zone. Tranmere haven't won either of their last two games, but did get a very important 3-2 win over fellow strugglers Notts County earlier in the month.
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Seed Starting April 12 at Tolland Library
Did you know bees are responsible for every one third bite of food we eat!
Did you know that bees are in trouble? Bees are disappearing in alarming numbers because of a nasty problem called Bee Colony Disorder.
What we don't know is how this is affecting bees in Tolland.
In 2008, The Great Sunflower Project started to gather information and to give us the tools to learn about what is happening with the pollinators in our area. The GSP now has the largest single body of information about bee pollinator service in North America. Thanks to thousands of observers from all over the country, the GSP can determine where pollinator service is strong or weak compared to averages. Connecticut has the highest concentration of pollination service in the country!
Participants in TYG programs this growing season will be able to plant sunflower seeds (see related post on Magical Seed Workshop) and take counts of the number and types of pollinators visiting plants at the TYG, especially sunflowers in the new Great Sunflower Wall.
Anyone can count pollinators wherever you go, on any plant, and report your findings to the GSP. You can even count if you can't identify the plant. You can help by watching a plant and recording how many pollinators visit over 15 minutes, or by recording pollinators as you take a walk!
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❝ Our imagination is stretched to the utmost, not, as in fiction, to imagine things which are not really there, but just to comprehend those things which are. ❞
— Richard Feynman
Diving In
Every programming language has that one feature, a complicated thing intentionally made simple. If you're coming from another language, you could easily miss it, because your old language didn't make that thing simple (because it was busy making something else simple instead). This chapter will teach you about list comprehensions, dictionary comprehensions, and set comprehensions: three related concepts centered around one very powerful technique. But first, I want to take a little detour into two modules that will help you navigate your local file system.
Working With Files And Directories
Python 3 comes with a module called
os, which stands for "operating system." The
os module contains a plethora of functions to get information on — and in some cases, to manipulate — local directories, files, processes, and environment variables. Python does its best to offer a unified API across all supported operating systems so your programs can run on any computer with as little platform-specific code as possible.
The Current Working Directory
When you're just getting started with Python, you're going to spend a lot of time in the Python Shell. Throughout this book, you will see examples that go like this:
- Import one of the modules in the
- Call a function in that module
- Explain the result
If you don't know about the current working directory, step 1 will probably fail with an
ImportError. Why? Because Python will look for the example module in the import search path, but it won't find it because the
examples folder isn't one of the directories in the search path. To get past this, you can do one of two things:
- Add the
examplesfolder to the import search path
- Change the current working directory to the
The current working directory is an invisible property that Python holds in memory at all times. There is always a current working directory, whether you're in the Python Shell, running your own Python script from the command line, or running a Python CGI script on a web server somewhere.
os module contains two functions to deal with the current working directory.
>>> import os ① >>> print(os.getcwd()) ② C:\Python31 >>> os.chdir('/Users/pilgrim/diveintopython3/examples') ③ >>> print(os.getcwd()) ④ C:\Users\pilgrim\diveintopython3\examples
- The
osmodule comes with Python; you can import it anytime, anywhere.
- Use the
os.getcwd()function to get the current working directory. When you run the graphical Python Shell, the current working directory starts as the directory where the Python Shell executable is. On Windows, this depends on where you installed Python; the default directory is
c:\Python31. If you run the Python Shell from the command line, the current working directory starts as the directory you were in when you ran
- Use the
os.chdir()function to change the current working directory.
- When I called the
os.chdir()function, I used a Linux-style pathname (forward slashes, no drive letter) even though I'm on Windows. This is one of the places where Python tries to paper over the differences between operating systems.
Working With Filenames and Directory Names
While we're on the subject of directories, I want to point out the
os.path module.
os.path contains functions for manipulating filenames and directory names.
>>> import os >>> print(os.path.join('/Users/pilgrim/diveintopython3/examples/', 'humansize.py')) ① /Users/pilgrim/diveintopython3/examples/humansize.py >>> print(os.path.join('/Users/pilgrim/diveintopython3/examples', 'humansize.py')) ② /Users/pilgrim/diveintopython3/examples\humansize.py >>> print(os.path.expanduser('~')) ③ c:\Users\pilgrim >>> print(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'diveintopython3', 'examples', 'humansize.py')) ④ c:\Users\pilgrim\diveintopython3\examples\humansize.py
- The
os.path.join()function constructs a pathname out of one or more partial pathnames. In this case, it simply concatenates strings.
- In this slightly less trivial case, calling the
os.path.join()function will add an extra slash to the pathname before joining it to the filename. It's a backslash instead of a forward slash, because I constructed this example on Windows. If you replicate this example on Linux or Mac OS X, you'll see a forward slash instead. Don't fuss with slashes; always use
os.path.join()and let Python do the right thing.
- The
os.path.expanduser()function will expand a pathname that uses
~to represent the current user's home directory. This works on any platform where users have a home directory, including Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. The returned path does not have a trailing slash, but the
os.path.join()function doesn't mind.
- Combining these techniques, you can easily construct pathnames for directories and files in the user's home directory. The
os.path.join()function can take any number of arguments. I was overjoyed when I discovered this, since
addSlashIfNecessary()is one of the stupid little functions I always need to write when building up my toolbox in a new language. Do not write this stupid little function in Python; smart people have already taken care of it for you.
os.path also contains functions to split full pathnames, directory names, and filenames into their constituent parts.
>>> pathname = '/Users/pilgrim/diveintopython3/examples/humansize.py' >>> os.path.split(pathname) ① ('/Users/pilgrim/diveintopython3/examples', 'humansize.py') >>> (dirname, filename) = os.path.split(pathname) ② >>> dirname ③ '/Users/pilgrim/diveintopython3/examples' >>> filename ④ 'humansize.py' >>> (shortname, extension) = os.path.splitext(filename) ⑤ >>> shortname 'humansize' >>> extension '.py'
- The
splitfunction splits a full pathname and returns a tuple containing the path and filename.
- Remember when I said you could use multi-variable assignment to return multiple values from a function? The
os.path.split()function does exactly that. You assign the return value of the
splitfunction into a tuple of two variables. Each variable receives the value of the corresponding element of the returned tuple.
- The first variable, dirname, receives the value of the first element of the tuple returned from the
os.path.split()function, the file path.
- The second variable, filename, receives the value of the second element of the tuple returned from the
os.path.split()function, the filename.
os.pathalso contains the
os.path.splitext()function, which splits a filename and returns a tuple containing the filename and the file extension. You use the same technique to assign each of them to separate variables.
Listing Directories
glob module is another tool in the Python standard library. It's an easy way to get the contents of a directory programmatically, and it uses the sort of wildcards that you may already be familiar with from working on the command line.
>>> os.chdir('/Users/pilgrim/diveintopython3/') >>> import glob >>> glob.glob('examples/*.xml') ① ['examples\\feed-broken.xml', 'examples\\feed-ns0.xml', 'examples\\feed.xml'] >>> os.chdir('examples/') ② >>> glob.glob('*test*.py') ③ ['alphameticstest.py', 'pluraltest1.py', 'pluraltest2.py', 'pluraltest3.py', 'pluraltest4.py', 'pluraltest5.py', 'pluraltest6.py', 'romantest1.py', 'romantest10.py', 'romantest2.py', 'romantest3.py', 'romantest4.py', 'romantest5.py', 'romantest6.py', 'romantest7.py', 'romantest8.py', 'romantest9.py']
- The
globmodule takes a wildcard and returns the path of all files and directories matching the wildcard. In this example, the wildcard is a directory path plus "
*.xml", which will match all
.xmlfiles in the
- Now change the current working directory to the
examplessubdirectory. The
os.chdir()function can take relative pathnames.
- You can include multiple wildcards in your glob pattern. This example finds all the files in the current working directory that end in a
.pyextension and contain the word
testanywhere in their filename.
Getting File Metadata
Every modern file system stores metadata about each file: creation date, last-modified date, file size, and so on. Python provides a single API to access this metadata. You don't need to open the file; all you need is the filename.
>>> import os >>> print(os.getcwd()) ① c:\Users\pilgrim\diveintopython3\examples >>> metadata = os.stat('feed.xml') ② >>> metadata.st_mtime ③ 1247520344.9537716 >>> import time ④ >>> time.localtime(metadata.st_mtime) ⑤ time.struct_time(tm_year=2009, tm_mon=7, tm_mday=13, tm_hour=17, tm_min=25, tm_sec=44, tm_wday=0, tm_yday=194, tm_isdst=1)
- The current working directory is the
feed.xmlis a file in the
examplesfolder. Calling the
os.stat()function returns an object that contains several different types of metadata about the file.
st_mtimeis the modification time, but it's in a format that isn't terribly useful. (Technically, it's the number of seconds since the Epoch, which is defined as the first second of January 1st, 1970. Seriously.)
- The
timemodule is part of the Python standard library. It contains functions to convert between different time representations, format time values into strings, and fiddle with timezones.
- The
time.localtime()function converts a time value from seconds-since-the-Epoch (from the
st_mtimeproperty returned from the
os.stat()function) into a more useful structure of year, month, day, hour, minute, second, and so on. This file was last modified on July 13, 2009, at around 5:25 PM.
# continued from the previous example >>> metadata.st_size ① 3070 >>> import humansize >>> humansize.approximate_size(metadata.st_size) ② '3.0 KiB'
- The
os.stat()function also returns the size of a file, in the
st_sizeproperty. The file
- You can pass the
st_sizeproperty to the
Constructing Absolute Pathnames
In the previous section, the
glob.glob() function returned a list of relative pathnames. The first example had pathnames like
'examples\feed.xml', and the second example had even shorter relative pathnames like
'romantest1.py'. As long as you stay in the same current working directory, these relative pathnames will work for opening files or getting file metadata. But if you want to construct an absolute pathname — i.e. one that includes all the directory names back to the root directory or drive letter — then you'll need the
os.path.realpath() function.
>>> import os >>> print(os.getcwd()) c:\Users\pilgrim\diveintopython3\examples >>> print(os.path.realpath('feed.xml')) c:\Users\pilgrim\diveintopython3\examples\feed.xml
List Comprehensions
A list comprehension provides a compact way of mapping a list into another list by applying a function to each of the elements of the list.
>>> a_list = [1, 9, 8, 4] >>> [elem * 2 for elem in a_list] ① [2, 18, 16, 8] >>> a_list ② [1, 9, 8, 4] >>> a_list = [elem * 2 for elem in a_list] ③ >>> a_list [2, 18, 16, 8]
- To make sense of this, look at it from right to left. a_list is the list you're mapping. The Python interpreter loops through a_list one element at a time, temporarily assigning the value of each element to the variable elem. Python then applies the function
elem * 2and appends that result to the returned list.
- A list comprehension creates a new list; it does not change the original list.
- It is safe to assign the result of a list comprehension to the variable that you're mapping. Python constructs the new list in memory, and when the list comprehension is complete, it assigns the result to the original variable.
You can use any Python expression in a list comprehension, including the functions in the
os module for manipulating files and directories.
>>> import os, glob >>> glob.glob('*.xml') ① ['feed-broken.xml', 'feed-ns0.xml', 'feed.xml'] >>> [os.path.realpath(f) for f in glob.glob('*.xml')] ② ['c:\\Users\\pilgrim\\diveintopython3\\examples\\feed-broken.xml', 'c:\\Users\\pilgrim\\diveintopython3\\examples\\feed-ns0.xml', 'c:\\Users\\pilgrim\\diveintopython3\\examples\\feed.xml']
- This returns a list of all the
.xmlfiles in the current working directory.
- This list comprehension takes that list of
.xmlfiles and transforms it into a list of full pathnames.
List comprehensions can also filter items, producing a result that can be smaller than the original list.
>>> import os, glob >>> [f for f in glob.glob('*.py') if os.stat(f).st_size > 6000] ① ['pluraltest6.py', 'romantest10.py', 'romantest6.py', 'romantest7.py', 'romantest8.py', 'romantest9.py']
- To filter a list, you can include an
ifclause at the end of the list comprehension. The expression after the
ifkeyword will be evaluated for each item in the list. If the expression evaluates to
True, the item will be included in the output. This list comprehension looks at the list of all
.pyfiles in the current directory, and the
ifexpression filters that list by testing whether the size of each file is greater than
6000bytes. There are six such files, so the list comprehension returns a list of six filenames.
All the examples of list comprehensions so far have featured simple expressions — multiply a number by a constant, call a single function, or simply return the original list item (after filtering). But there's no limit to how complex a list comprehension can be.
>>> import os, glob >>> [(os.stat(f).st_size, os.path.realpath(f)) for f in glob.glob('*.xml')] ① [(3074, 'c:\\Users\\pilgrim\\diveintopython3\\examples\\feed-broken.xml'), (3386, 'c:\\Users\\pilgrim\\diveintopython3\\examples\\feed-ns0.xml'), (3070, 'c:\\Users\\pilgrim\\diveintopython3\\examples\\feed.xml')] >>> import humansize >>> [(humansize.approximate_size(os.stat(f).st_size), f) for f in glob.glob('*.xml')] ② [('3.0 KiB', 'feed-broken.xml'), ('3.3 KiB', 'feed-ns0.xml'), ('3.0 KiB', 'feed.xml')]
- This list comprehension finds all the
.xmlfiles in the current working directory, gets the size of each file (by calling the
os.stat()function), and constructs a tuple of the file size and the absolute path of each file (by calling the
- This comprehension builds on the previous one to call the
approximate_size()function with the file size of each
Dictionary Comprehensions
A dictionary comprehension is like a list comprehension, but it constructs a dictionary instead of a list.
>>> import os, glob >>> metadata = [(f, os.stat(f)) for f in glob.glob('*test*.py')] ① >>> metadata[0] ② ('alphameticstest.py', nt.stat_result(st_mode=33206, st_ino=0, st_dev=0, st_nlink=0, st_uid=0, st_gid=0, st_size=2509, st_atime=1247520344, st_mtime=1247520344, st_ctime=1247520344)) >>> metadata_dict = {f:os.stat(f) for f in glob.glob('*test*.py')} ③ >>> type(metadata_dict) ④ <class 'dict'> >>> list(metadata_dict.keys()) ⑤ ['romantest8.py', 'pluraltest1.py', 'pluraltest2.py', 'pluraltest5.py', 'pluraltest6.py', 'romantest7.py', 'romantest10.py', 'romantest4.py', 'romantest9.py', 'pluraltest3.py', 'romantest1.py', 'romantest2.py', 'romantest3.py', 'romantest5.py', 'romantest6.py', 'alphameticstest.py', 'pluraltest4.py'] >>> metadata_dict['alphameticstest.py'].st_size ⑥ 2509
- This is not a dictionary comprehension; it's a list comprehension. It finds all
.pyfiles with
testin their name, then constructs a tuple of the filename and the file metadata (from calling the
- Each item of the resulting list is a tuple.
- This is a dictionary comprehension. The syntax is similar to a list comprehension, with two differences. First, it is enclosed in curly braces instead of square brackets. Second, instead of a single expression for each item, it contains two expressions separated by a colon. The expression before the colon (
fin this example) is the dictionary key; the expression after the colon (
os.stat(f)in this example) is the value.
- A dictionary comprehension returns a dictionary.
- The keys of this particular dictionary are simply the filenames returned from the call to
- The value associated with each key is the return value from the
os.stat()function. That means we can "look up" a file by name in this dictionary to get its file metadata. One of the pieces of metadata is
st_size, the file size. The file
2509bytes long.
Like list comprehensions, you can include an
if clause in a dictionary comprehension to filter the input sequence based on an expression which is evaluated with each item.
>>> import os, glob, humansize >>> metadata_dict = {f:os.stat(f) for f in glob.glob('*')} ① >>> humansize_dict = {os.path.splitext(f)[0]:humansize.approximate_size(meta.st_size) \ ... for f, meta in metadata_dict.items() if meta.st_size > 6000} ② >>> list(humansize_dict.keys()) ③ ['romantest9', 'romantest8', 'romantest7', 'romantest6', 'romantest10', 'pluraltest6'] >>> humansize_dict['romantest9'] ④ '6.5 KiB'
- This dictionary comprehension constructs a list of all the files in the current working directory (
glob.glob('*')), gets the file metadata for each file (
os.stat(f)), and constructs a dictionary whose keys are filenames and whose values are the metadata for each file.
- This dictionary comprehension builds on the previous comprehension, filters out files smaller than
6000bytes (
if meta.st_size > 6000), and uses that filtered list to construct a dictionary whose keys are the filename minus the extension (
os.path.splitext(f)[0]) and whose values are the approximate size of each file (
- As you saw in a previous example, there are six such files, thus there are six items in this dictionary.
- The value of each key is the string returned from the
Other Fun Stuff To Do With Dictionary Comprehensions
Here's a trick with dictionary comprehensions that might be useful someday: swapping the keys and values of a dictionary.
>>> a_dict = {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3} >>> {value:key for key, value in a_dict.items()} {1: 'a', 2: 'b', 3: 'c'}
Of course, this only works if the values of the dictionary are immutable, like strings or tuples. If you try this with a dictionary that contains lists, it will fail most spectacularly.
>>> a_dict = {'a': [1, 2, 3], 'b': 4, 'c': 5} >>> {value:key for key, value in a_dict.items()} Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module> File "<stdin>", line 1, in <dictcomp> TypeError: unhashable type: 'list'
Set Comprehensions
Not to be left out, sets have their own comprehension syntax as well. It is remarkably similar to the syntax for dictionary comprehensions. The only difference is that sets just have values instead of key:value pairs.
>>> a_set = set(range(10)) >>> a_set {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} >>> {x ** 2 for x in a_set} ① {0, 1, 4, 81, 64, 9, 16, 49, 25, 36} >>> {x for x in a_set if x % 2 == 0} ② {0, 8, 2, 4, 6} >>> {2**x for x in range(10)} ③ {32, 1, 2, 4, 8, 64, 128, 256, 16, 512}
- Set comprehensions can take a set as input. This set comprehension calculates the squares of the set of numbers from 0 to
- Like list comprehensions and dictionary comprehensions, set comprehensions can contain an
ifclause to filter each item before returning it in the result set.
- Set comprehensions do not need to take a set as input; they can take any sequence.
Further Reading
os— Portable access to operating system specific features
os.path— Platform-independent manipulation of file names
glob— Filename pattern matching
time— Functions for manipulating clock time
- List comprehensions
- Nested list comprehensions
- Looping techniques
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