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Linear Sigma model in the Gaussian wave functional approximation II: analyticity of the S-matrix and the effective potential/action
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Dmitrasinovic, V
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We show an explicit connection between the solution to the equations of motion in the Gaussian functional approximation [I. Nakamura, V. Dmitrasinovic, Prog. Theor. Phys. 106 (2001) 11951 and the minimum of the (Gaussian) effective potential/action of the linear Sigma model, as well as with the N/D method in dispersion theory. The resulting equations contain analytic functions with branch cuts in the complex mass squared plane. Therefore the minimum of the effective action may lie in the complex mass squared plane. Many solutions to these equations can be found on the second, third, etc. Riemann sheets of the equation, though their physical interpretation is not clear. Our results and the established properties of the S-matrix in general, and of the N/D solutions in particular, guide us to the correct choice of the Riemann sheet. We count the number of states and find only one in each spin-parity and isospin channel with quantum numbers corresponding to the fields in the Lagrangian, i....e., to Castillejo-Dalitz-Dyson (CDD) poles. We examine the numerical solutions in both the strong and weak coupling regimes and calculate the Kallen-Lehmann spectral densities and then use them for physical interpretation. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Извор:Nuclear Physics A, 2003, 713, 1-2, 133-147
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Florence facts for kids(Redirected from Florence, Italy)
Roman Republic 59–27 BC
Roman Empire 27 BC–285 AD
Western Roman Empire 285–476
Kingdom of Odoacer 476–493
Ostrogothic Kingdom 493–553
Eastern Roman Empire 553-568
Lombard Kingdom 570–773
Carolingian Empire 774–797
Regnum Italiae 797–1001
March of Tuscany 1002–1115
Republic of Florence 1115–1532
Duchy of Florence 1532–1569
Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1569–1801
Kingdom of Etruria 1801–1807
First French Empire 1807–1815
Grand Duchy of Tuscany 1815–1859
United Provinces of Central Italy 1859–1860
Kingdom of Italy 1861–1946
Italian Republic 1946–present
Florence (Italian: Firenze) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany (Toscana), in Italy. From 1865 to 1870 the city was also the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. Florence is on the Arno River. The city has a population of around 400,000 people, and a suburban population of over 2,000,000 persons. The greater area has some 956,000 people. The city was a center of medieval European trade and finance. It is often considered the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance and was long ruled by the Medici family. Florence is also famous for its fine art and architecture. It is said that, of the 1,000 most important European artists of the second millennium, 350 lived or worked in Florence.
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Florence originated as a Roman city, and later, after a long period as a flourishing trading and banking medieval commune, it was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, it was politically, economically, and culturally one of the most important cities in Europe and the world from the 14th to 16th centuries.
The language spoken in the city during the 14th century was, and still is, accepted as the Italian language. Almost all the writers and poets in Italian literature of the golden age are in some way connected with Florence, leading ultimately to the adoption of the Florentine dialect, above all the local dialects, as a literary language of choice.
Starting from the late Middle Ages, Florentine money—in the form of the gold florin—financed the development of industry all over Europe, from Britain to Bruges, to Lyon and Hungary. Florentine bankers financed the English kings during the Hundred Years War. They similarly financed the papacy, including the construction of their provisional capital of Avignon and, after their return to Rome, the reconstruction and Renaissance embellishment of Rome.
Florence was home to the Medici, one of European history's most important noble families. Lorenzo de' Medici was considered a political and cultural mastermind of Italy in the late 15th century. Two members of the family were popes in the early 16th century: Leo X and Clement VII. Catherine de Medici married king Henry II of France and, after his death in 1559, reigned as regent in France. Marie de' Medici married Henry IV of France and gave birth to the future king Louis XIII. The Medici reigned as Grand Dukes of Tuscany, starting with Cosimo I de' Medici in 1569 and ending with the death of Gian Gastone de' Medici in 1737.
Roman origins
The Etruscans initially formed in 200 BC the small settlement of Fiesole (Faesulae in Latin), which was destroyed by Lucius Cornelius Sulla in 80 BC in reprisal for supporting the populares faction in Rome. The present city of Florence was established by Julius Caesar in 59 BC as a settlement for his veteran soldiers and was named originally Fluentia, owing to the fact that it was built between two rivers, which was later changed to Florentia ("flowering"). It was built in the style of an army camp with the main streets, the cardo and the decumanus, intersecting at the present Piazza della Repubblica. Situated along the Via Cassia, the main route between Rome and the north, and within the fertile valley of the Arno, the settlement quickly became an important commercial centre.
In 854, Florence and Fiesole were united in one county.
Second millennium
Margrave Hugo chose Florence as his residency instead of Lucca at about 1000 AD. The Golden Age of Florentine art began around this time. In 1013, construction began on the Basilica di San Miniato al Monte. The exterior of the church was reworked in Romanesque style between 1059 and 1128. In 1100, Florence was a "Commune", meaning a city state. The city's primary resource was the Arno river, providing power and access for the industry (mainly textile industry), and access to the Mediterranean sea for international trade. Another great source of strength was its industrious merchant community. The Florentine merchant banking skills became recognised in Europe after they brought decisive financial innovation (e.g. bill of exchange, double entry book keeping) to medieval fairs. This period also saw the eclipse of Florence's formerly powerful rival Pisa (defeated by Genoa in 1284 and subjugated by Florence in 1406), and the exercise of power by the mercantile elite following an anti-aristocratic movement, led by Giano della Bella, that resulted in a set of laws called the Ordinances of Justice (1293).
Middle Ages and Renaissance
Rise of the Medici
Of a population estimated at 94,000 before the Black Death of 1348, about 25,000 are said to have been supported by the city's wool industry: in 1345 Florence was the scene of an attempted strike by wool combers (ciompi), who in 1378 rose up in a brief revolt against oligarchic rule in the Revolt of the Ciompi. After their suppression, Florence came under the sway (1382–1434) of the Albizzi family, who became bitter rivals of the Medici.
In the 15th century, Florence was among the largest cities in Europe, considered rich and economically successful. Life was not idyllic for all residents though, among whom there were great disparities in wealth. Cosimo de' Medici was the first Medici family member to essentially control the city from behind the scenes. Although the city was technically a democracy of sorts, his power came from a vast patronage network along with his alliance to the new immigrants, the gente nuova (new people). The fact that the Medici were bankers to the pope also contributed to their ascendancy. Cosimo was succeeded by his son Piero, who was, soon after, succeeded by Cosimo's grandson, Lorenzo in 1469. Lorenzo was a great patron of the arts, commissioning works by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Botticelli. Lorenzo was an accomplished poet and musician and brought composers and singers to Florence, including Alexander Agricola, Johannes Ghiselin, and Heinrich Isaac. By contemporary Florentines (and since), he was known as "Lorenzo the Magnificent" (Lorenzo il Magnifico).
Following Lorenzo de' Medici's death in 1492, he was succeeded by his son Piero II. When the French king Charles VIII invaded northern Italy, Piero II chose to resist his army. But when he realised the size of the French army at the gates of Pisa, he had to accept the humiliating conditions of the French king. These made the Florentines rebel and they expelled Piero II. With his exile in 1494, the first period of Medici rule ended with the restoration of a republican government.
18th and 19th centuries
The extinction of the Medici dynasty and the accession in 1737 of Francis Stephen, duke of Lorraine and husband of Maria Theresa of Austria, led to Tuscany's temporary inclusion in the territories of the Austrian crown. It became a secundogeniture of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, who were deposed for the House of Bourbon-Parma in 1801. From 1801 to 1807 Florence was the capital of the Napoleonic client state Kingdom of Etruria. Bourbon-Parma were deposed in December 1807 when Tuscany was annexed by France. Florence was the prefecture of the French département of Arno from 1808 to the fall of Napoleon in 1814. The Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty was restored on the throne of Tuscany at the Congress of Vienna but finally deposed in 1859. Tuscany became a region of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861.
Florence replaced Turin as Italy's capital in 1865 and, in an effort to modernise the city, the old market in the Piazza del Mercato Vecchio and many medieval houses were pulled down and replaced by a more formal street plan with newer houses. The Piazza (first renamed Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, then Piazza della Repubblica, the present name) was significantly widened and a large triumphal arch was constructed at the west end. This development was unpopular and was prevented from continuing by the efforts of several British and American people living in the city. A museum recording the destruction stands nearby today.
The country's second capital city was superseded by Rome six years later, after the withdrawal of the French troops made its addition to the kingdom possible.
20th century
After doubling during the 19th century, Florence's population was to triple in the 20th, resulting from growth in tourism, trade, financial services and industry.
During World War II the city experienced a year-long German occupation (1943–1944) and was declared an open city by the retreating Germans after New Zealand troops stormed the Pian dei Cerri hills overlooking the city. The Allied soldiers who died driving the Germans from Tuscany are buried in cemeteries outside the city (Americans about nine kilometres (5.6 miles) south of the city, British and Commonwealth soldiers a few kilometres east of the centre on the right bank of the Arno). In 1944, the retreating Germans decided to demolish all the bridges along the Arno linking the district of Oltrarno to the rest of the city, making it difficult for the British troops to cross. However, at the last moment Charles Steinhauslin, at the time consulate of 26 countries in Florence, convinced the German general in Italy that the Ponte Vecchio was not to be destroyed due to its historical value.
Instead, an equally historic area of streets directly to the south of the bridge, including part of the Corridoio Vasariano, was destroyed using mines. Since then the bridges have been restored to their original forms using as many of the remaining materials as possible, but the buildings surrounding the Ponte Vecchio have been rebuilt in a style combining the old with modern design. Shortly before leaving Florence, as they knew that they would soon have to retreat, the Germans executed many freedom fighters and political opponents publicly, in streets and squares including the Piazza Santo Spirito.
Florence was liberated by the New Zealand Army (2nd New Zealand Division) and South African troops on 4 August 1944.
At the end of World War II in Europe, in May 1945, the US Army's Information and Educational Branch was ordered to establish an overseas university campus for demobilised American service men and women in Florence, Italy. The first American University for service personnel was established in June 1945 at the School of Aeronautics in Florence, Italy. Some 7,500 soldier-students were to pass through the University during its four one-month sessions (see G. I. American Universities).
In November 1966, the Arno flooded parts of the centre, damaging many art treasures. Around the city there are tiny placards on the walls noting where the flood waters reached at their highest point.
On 25 May 2016 the BBC reported that a sinkhole, thought to have been caused by a bursting of a water pipe, opened up a 200-metre (660 ft) hole on the Arno river bank in Florence.
Florence lies in a basin formed by the hills of Careggi, Fiesole, Settignano, Arcetri, Poggio Imperiale and Bellosguardo (Florence). The Arno river, three other minor rivers (Mugnone, Ema and Greve) and some streams flow through it.
Florence has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa), slightly tending to Mediterranean (Csa). It has hot summers with moderate or light rainfall and cool, damp winters. As Florence lacks a prevailing wind, summer temperatures are higher than along the coast. Rainfall in summer is convectional, while relief rainfall dominates in the winter. Snow flurries happen almost every year, but often result in no accumulation. The highest officially recorded temperature was 42.6 °C (108.7 °F) on 26 July 1983 and the lowest was −23.2 °C (−9.8 °F) on 12 January 1985.
Main sights
Florence is known as the "cradle of the Renaissance" (la culla del Rinascimento) for its monuments, churches, and buildings. The best-known site of Florence is the domed cathedral of the city, Santa Maria del Fiore, known as The Duomo, whose dome was built by Filippo Brunelleschi. The nearby Campanile (partly designed by Giotto) and the Baptistery buildings are also highlights. The dome, 600 years after its completion, is still the largest dome built in brick and mortar in the world. In 1982, the historic centre of Florence (Italian: centro storico di Firenze) was declared a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. The centre of the city is contained in medieval walls that were built in the 14th century to defend the city. At the heart of the city, in Piazza della Signoria, is Bartolomeo Ammannati's Fountain of Neptune (1563–1565), which is a masterpiece of marble sculpture at the terminus of a still functioning Roman aqueduct.
The layout and structure of Florence in many ways harkens back to the Roman era, where it was designed as a garrison settlement. Nevertheless, the majority of the city was built during the Renaissance. Despite the strong presence of Renaissance architecture within the city, traces of medieval, Baroque, Neoclassical and modern architecture can be found. The Palazzo Vecchio as well as the Duomo, or the city's Cathedral, are the two buildings which dominate Florence's skyline.
The River Arno, which cuts through the old part of the city, is as much a character in Florentine history as many of the people who lived there. Historically, the locals have had a love-hate relationship with the Arno – which alternated between nourishing the city with commerce, and destroying it by flood.
One of the bridges in particular stands out — the Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge), whose most striking feature is the multitude of shops built upon its edges, held up by stilts. The bridge also carries Vasari's elevated corridor linking the Uffizi to the Medici residence (Palazzo Pitti). Although the original bridge was constructed by the Etruscans, the current bridge was rebuilt in the 14th century. It is the only bridge in the city to have survived World War II intact. It is the first example in the western world of a bridge built using segmental arches, that is, arches less than a semicircle, to reduce both span-to-rise ratio and the numbers of pillars to allow lesser encumbrance in the riverbed (being in this much more successful than the Roman Alconétar Bridge).
The church of San Lorenzo contains the Medici Chapel, the mausoleum of the Medici family—the most powerful family in Florence from the 15th to the 18th century. Nearby is the Uffizi Gallery, one of the finest art museums in the world – founded on a large bequest from the last member of the Medici family.
The Uffizi is located at the corner of Piazza della Signoria, a site important for being the centre of Florence's civil life and government for centuries. The Palazzo della Signoria facing it is still home of the municipal government. Many significant episodes in the history of art and political changes were staged here, such as:
- In 1301, Dante Alighieri was sent into exile from here (commemorated by a plaque on one of the walls of the Uffizi).
- On 26 April 1478, Jacopo de' Pazzi and his retainers tried to raise the city against the Medici after the plot known as La congiura dei Pazzi (The Pazzi conspiracy), murdering Giuliano di Piero de' Medici and wounding his brother Lorenzo. All the members of the plot who could be apprehended were seized by the Florentines and hanged from the windows of the palace.
- In 1497, it was the location of the Bonfire of the Vanities instigated by the Dominican friar and preacher Girolamo Savonarola
- On 23 May 1498, the same Savonarola and two followers were hanged and burnt at the stake. (A round plate in the ground marks the spot where he was hanged)
- In 1504, Michelangelo's David (now replaced by a replica, since the original was moved in 1873 to the Galleria dell'Accademia) was installed in front of the Palazzo della Signoria (also known as Palazzo Vecchio).
The Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria is the location of a number of statues by other sculptors such as Donatello, Giambologna, Ammannati and Cellini, although some have been replaced with copies to preserve the originals.
Monuments, museums and religious buildings
Florence contains several palaces and buildings from various eras. The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence and also an art museum. This large Romanesque crenellated fortress-palace overlooks the Piazza della Signoria with its copy of Michelangelo's David statue as well as the gallery of statues in the adjacent Loggia dei Lanzi. Originally called the Palazzo della Signoria, after the Signoria of Florence, the ruling body of the Republic of Florence, it was also given several other names: Palazzo del Popolo, Palazzo dei Priori, and Palazzo Ducale, in accordance with the varying use of the palace during its long history. The building acquired its current name when the Medici duke's residence was moved across the Arno to the Palazzo Pitti. It is linked to the Uffizi and the Palazzo Pitti through the Corridoio Vasariano.
Florence contains numerous museums and art galleries where some of the world's most important works of art are held. The city is one of the best preserved Renaissance centres of art and architecture in the world and has a high concentration of art, architecture and culture. Museums and galleries include the Bargello, which concentrates on sculpture works by artists including Donatello, Giambologna and Michelangelo; the Palazzo Pitti, containing part of the Medici family's former private collection. In addition to the Medici collection, the palace's galleries contain many Renaissance works, including several by Raphael and Titian, large collections of costumes, ceremonial carriages, silver, porcelain and a gallery of modern art dating from the 18th century. Adjoining the palace are the Boboli Gardens, elaborately landscaped and with numerous sculptures.
There are several different churches and religious buildings in Florence. The cathedral is Santa Maria del Fiore. The San Giovanni Baptistery located in front of the cathedral, is decorated by numerous artists, notably by Lorenzo Ghiberti with the Gates of Paradise.
Florence contains various theatres and cinemas. The Odeon Cinema of the Palazzo dello Strozzino is one of the oldest cinemas in the city. Established from 1920 to 1922 in a wing of the Palazzo dello Strozzino, it used to be called the Cinema Teatro Savoia (Savoy Cinema-Theatre), yet was later called Odeon. The Teatro della Pergola, located in the centre of the city on the eponymous street, is an opera house built in the 17th century. Another theatre is the Teatro Comunale (or Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino), originally built as the open-air amphitheatre, the Politeama Fiorentino Vittorio Emanuele, which was inaugurated on 17 May 1862 with a production of Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and which seated 6,000 people. There are several other theatres, such as the Saloncino Castinelli, the Teatro Puccini, the Teatro Verdi, the Teatro Goldoni and the Teatro Niccolini.
Squares, streets and parks
Aside from such monuments, Florence contains numerous major squares (piazze) and streets. The Piazza della Repubblica is a square in the city centre, location of the cultural cafés and bourgeois palaces. Among the square's cafés (like Caffè Gilli, Paszkowski or the Hard Rock Cafè), the Giubbe Rosse café has long been a meeting place for artists and writers, notably those of Futurism. The Piazza Santa Croce is another; dominated by the Basilica of Santa Croce, it is a rectangular square in the centre of the city where the Calcio Fiorentino is played every year. Furthermore, there is the Piazza Santa Trinita, a square near the Arno that mark the end of the Via de' Tornabuoni street.
Other squares include the Piazza San Marco, the Piazza Santa Maria Novella, the Piazza Beccaria and the Piazza della Libertà. The centre additionally contains several streets. Such include the Via Camillo Cavour, one of the main roads of the northern area of the historic centre; the Via Ghibellina, one of central Florence's longest streets; the Via dei Calzaiuoli, one of the most central streets of the historic centre which links Piazza del Duomo to Piazza della Signoria, winding parallel to via Roma and Piazza della Repubblica; the Via de' Tornabuoni, a luxurious street in the city centre that goes from Antinori square to ponte Santa Trinita, across Piazza Santa Trinita, characterised by the presence of fashion boutiques; the Viali di Circonvallazione, 6-lane boulevards surrounding the northern part of the historic centre; as well as others, such as Via Roma, Via degli Speziali, Via de' Cerretani, and the Viale dei Colli.
Florence also contains various parks and gardens. Such include the Boboli Gardens, the Parco delle Cascine, the Giardino Bardini and the Giardino dei Semplici, amongst others.
Tourism is, by far, the most important of all industries and most of the Florentine economy relies on the money generated by international arrivals and students studying in the city. The value tourism to the city totalled some €62.5 billion in 2015 and the number of visitors had increased by 5.5% from the previous year.
In 2013, Florence was listed as the second best world city by Condé Nast Traveler.
Manufacturing and commerce, however, still remain highly important. Florence is also Italy's 17th richest city in terms of average workers' earnings, with the figure being €23,265 (the overall city's income is €6,531,204,473), coming after Mantua, yet surpassing Bolzano.
Tourism is the most significant industry in central Florence. From April to October, tourists outnumber local population. Tickets to the Uffizi and Accademia museums are regularly sold out and large groups regularly fill the basilicas of Santa Croce and Santa Maria Novella, both of which charge for entry. Tickets for The Uffizi and Accademia can be purchased online prior to visiting. In 2010, readers of Travel + Leisure magazine ranked the city as their third favourite tourist destination. In 2015, Condé Nast Travel readers voted Florence as the best city in Europe.
Studies by Euromonitor International have concluded that cultural and history-oriented tourism is generating significantly increased spending throughout Europe.
Florence is believed to have the greatest concentration of art (in proportion to its size) in the world. Thus, cultural tourism is particularly strong, with world-renowned museums such as the Uffizi selling over 1.93 million tickets in 2014. The city's convention centre facilities were restructured during the 1990s and host exhibitions, conferences, meetings, social forums, concerts and other events all year.
In 2016, Florence had 20,588 hotel rooms in 570 facilities. International visitors use 75% of the rooms; some 18% of those were from the U.S. In 2014, the city had 8.5 million overnight stays. A Euromonitor report indicates that in 2015 the city ranked as the world's 36th most visited in the world, with over 4.95 million arrivals for the year.
Tourism brings revenue to Florence, but it creates certain problems. The Ponte Vecchio, The San Lorenzo Market and Santa Maria Novella are plagued by pickpockets. The province of Florence receives roughly 13 million visitors per year and in peak seasons, that can lead to over crowding at popular locations. Mayor Dario Nardella is particularly concerned about visitors who arrive on buses, stay only a few hours, spend litlle money but contribute significantly to overcrowding. "No museum visit, just a photo from the square, the bus back and then on to Venice... We don't want tourists like that," he said.
Some tourists are less than respectful of the city's cultural heritage, according to Nardella. In June 2017, he instituted a programme of spraying church steps with water to prevent tourists from using such areas as picnic spots. While he values the benefits of tourism, there has been "an increase among those who sit down on church steps, eat their food and leave rubbish strewn on them," he explained. To boost the sale of traditional foods, the mayor had introduced legislation (enacted in 2016) that requires restaurants to use typical Tuscan products and rejected McDonald's application to open a location in the Piazza del Duomo.
Food and wine production
Food and wine have long been an important staple of the economy. The Chianti region is just south of the city, and its Sangiovese grapes figure prominently not only in its Chianti Classico wines but also in many of the more recently developed Supertuscan blends. Within 32 km (20 mi) to the west is the Carmignano area, also home to flavourful sangiovese-based reds. The celebrated Chianti Rufina district, geographically and historically separated from the main Chianti region, is also few kilometres east of Florence. More recently, the Bolgheri region (about 150 km (93 mi) southwest of Florence) has become celebrated for its "Super Tuscan" reds such as Sassicaia and Ornellaia.
Cimabue and Giotto, the fathers of Italian painting, lived in Florence as well as Arnolfo and Andrea Pisano, renewers of architecture and sculpture; Brunelleschi, Donatello and Masaccio, forefathers of the Renaissance, Ghiberti and the Della Robbias, Filippo Lippi and Angelico; Botticelli, Paolo Uccello and the universal genius of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Their works, together with those of many other generations of artists, are gathered in the several museums of the town: the Uffizi Gallery, the Palatina gallery with the paintings of the "Golden Ages", the Bargello with the sculptures of the Renaissance, the museum of San Marco with Fra Angelico's works, the Academy, the chapels of the Medicis Buonarroti's house with the sculptures of Michelangelo, the following museums: Bardini, Horne, Stibbert, Romano, Corsini, The Gallery of Modern Art, the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, the museum of Silverware and the museum of Precious Stones. Several monuments are located in Florence: the Florence Baptistery with its mosaics; the Cathedral with its sculptures, the medieval churches with bands of frescoes; public as well as private palaces: Palazzo Vecchio, Palazzo Pitti, Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Palazzo Davanzati; monasteries, cloisters, refectories; the "Certosa". In the archaeological museum includes documents of Etruscan civilisation. In fact the city is so rich in art that some first time visitors experience the Stendhal syndrome as they encounter its art for the first time.
Florentine architects such as Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1466) and Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) were among the fathers of both Renaissance and Neoclassical architecture.
The cathedral, topped by Brunelleschi's dome, dominates the Florentine skyline. The Florentines decided to start building it – late in the 13th century, without a design for the dome. The project proposed by Brunelleschi in the 14th century was the largest ever built at the time, and the first major dome built in Europe since the two great domes of Roman times – the Pantheon in Rome, and Hagia Sophia in Constantinople. The dome of Santa Maria del Fiore remains the largest brick construction of its kind in the world. In front of it is the medieval Baptistery. The two buildings incorporate in their decoration the transition from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. In recent years, most of the important works of art from the two buildings – and from the nearby Giotto's Campanile, have been removed and replaced by copies. The originals are now housed in the Museum dell'Opera del Duomo, just to the east of the Cathedral.
Florence has large numbers of art-filled churches, such as San Miniato al Monte, San Lorenzo, Santa Maria Novella, Santa Trinita, Santa Maria del Carmine, Santa Croce, Santo Spirito, the Annunziata, Ognissanti and numerous others.
Artists associated with Florence range from Arnolfo di Cambio and Cimabue to Giotto, Nanni di Banco, and Paolo Uccello; through Lorenzo Ghiberti, and Donatello and Massaccio and the della Robbia family; through Fra Angelico and Botticelli and Piero della Francesca, and on to Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci. Others include Benvenuto Cellini, Andrea del Sarto, Benozzo Gozzoli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Filippo Lippi, Bernardo Buontalenti, Orcagna, Pollaiuolo, Filippino Lippi, Verrocchio, Bronzino, Desiderio da Settignano, Michelozzo, the Rossellis, the Sangallos, and Pontormo. Artists from other regions who worked in Florence include Raphael, Andrea Pisano, Giambologna, Il Sodoma and Peter Paul Rubens.
Picture galleries in Florence include the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace. Two superb collections of sculpture are in the Bargello and the Museum of the Works of the Duomo. They are filled with the creations of Donatello, Verrochio, Desiderio da Settignano, Michelangelo and others. The Galleria dell'Accademia has Michelangelo's David – perhaps the best-known work of art anywhere, plus the unfinished statues of the slaves Michelangelo created for the tomb of Pope Julius II. Other sights include the medieval city hall, the Palazzo della Signoria (also known as the Palazzo Vecchio), the Archeological Museum, the Museum of the History of Science, the Garden of Archimedes, the Palazzo Davanzatti, the Stibbert Museum, St. Marks, the Medici Chapels, the Museum of the Works of Santa Croce, the Museum of the Cloister of Santa Maria Novella, the Zoological Museum ("La Specola"), the Bardini, and the Museo Horne. There is also a collection of works by the modern sculptor, Marino Marini, in a museum named after him. The Strozzi Palace is the site of special exhibits.
Florentine (fiorentino), spoken by inhabitants of Florence and its environs, is a Tuscan dialect and the immediate parent language to modern Italian.
Florentine food grows out of a tradition of peasant eating rather than rarefied high cooking. The majority of dishes are based on meat. The whole animal was traditionally eaten; tripe (trippa) and stomach (lampredotto) were once regularly on the menu and still are sold at the food carts stationed throughout the city. Antipasti include crostini toscani, sliced bread rounds topped with a chicken liver-based pâté, and sliced meats (mainly prosciutto and salame, often served with melon when in season). The typically saltless Tuscan bread, obtained with natural levain frequently features in Florentine courses, especially in its soups, ribollita and pappa al pomodoro, or in the salad of bread and fresh vegetables called panzanella that is served in summer. The bistecca alla fiorentina is a large (the customary size should weigh around 1.2 to 1.5 kg [40 to 50 oz]) – the "date" steak – T-bone steak of Chianina beef cooked over hot charcoal and served very rare with its more recently derived version, the tagliata, sliced rare beef served on a bed of arugula, often with slices of Parmesan cheese on top. Most of these courses are generally served with local olive oil, also a prime product enjoying a worldwide reputation.
Among the desserts, "schiacciata alla fiorentina" ("white flatbread cake") is one of the most popular; it is a very soft cake, prepared with extremely simple ingredients as it is peculiar of the florentine cuisine, and it is typically eaten on Carnival time.
Science and discovery
Florence has been an important scientific centre for centuries, notably during the Renaissance with scientists such as Leonardo da Vinci.
Florentines were one of the driving forces behind the Age of Discovery. Florentine bankers financed Henry the Navigator and the Portuguese explorers who pioneered the route around Africa to India and the Far East. It was a map drawn by the Florentine Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, a student of Brunelleschi, that Christopher Columbus used to sell his "enterprise" to the Spanish monarchs, and which he used on his first voyage. Mercator's "Projection" is a refined version of Toscanelli's – taking into account the Americas, of which the Florentine was, obviously, ignorant.
Galileo and other scientists pioneered the study of optics, ballistics, astronomy, anatomy, and so on. Pico della Mirandola, Leonardo Bruni, Machiavelli, and many others laid the groundwork for our understanding of science.
By the year 1300 Florence had become a centre of textile production in Europe. Many of the rich families in Renaissance Florence were major purchasers of locally produced fine clothing, and the specialists of fashion in the economy and culture of Florence during that period is often underestimated. Florence is regarded by some as the birthplace and earliest centre of the modern (post World War Two) fashion industry in Italy.
Florence's main upscale shopping street is Via de' Tornabuoni, where major luxury fashion houses and jewellery labels, such as Armani and Bulgari, have their elegant boutiques. Via del Parione and Via Roma are other streets that are also well known for their high-end fashion stores.


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Pathways to diagnosing cystic fibrosis can occur at different stages. Some children will have gene mutations not detected by newborn screening in Australia, and GPs need to remain alert to clinical presentations of the disease. GPs are also in a prime position to provide genetic counselling for carriers and to promote carrier screening in the community.
Key Points
- Despite the newborn screening program in Australia, rare genetic mutations may be missed and clinical presentations of cystic fibrosis (CF) can occur.
- Patients presenting at any age can have milder forms of CF or CF-related disease.
- Carrier screening for CF is readily available and can be offered to couples planning pregnancy, even if there is no family history of CF.
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Confessions of a frequent flyer
At the moment, my career as a political analyst involves a lot of travel to conferences and speaking engagements around the world, amounting to hundreds of thousands of miles in planes, trains and automobiles. I am probably burning several times more fossil fuels than the average Kenyan, and maybe significantly more than the average Western middle-class person. I feel increasingly guilty about this and I'm actively exploring ways to make amends but, like most people, I don't know where to begin. How can individuals whose work and lives contribute significantly to environmental destruction be part of the solution?
I've tried to be deliberate about efforts to mitigate my impact. For example I don't drive at the moment, am attempting a low-plastic lifestyle and travel with reusable cups and bottles. When in towns that I am familiar with I primarily use public transport. But I'm the first to admit that after 10 flights in four weeks, the last thing I want to do is be on a subway trying to get to a place I don't recognize in a country where I don't speak the language. So, many times, I've just opted to take a taxi.
Yet the ravages of climate change are front and centre like never before. Australia was recently quite literally on fire – millions of hectares of forest ablaze after unseasonably high summer temperatures turned the countryside into kindling. In Indonesia, unseasonably heavy rains have caused flooding, and with that death and displacement. In my own country, Kenya, 140 people died between October and December 2019 in an unprecedented long and heavy rainy season. Ocean temperatures are rising and leading to heavier rainfall, affecting food production cycles; temperature records all over the world are being broken.
How can our choices make a difference when the biggest culprits in poisoning the environment are large corporate interests? Several banks and consultancies have attempted to put a price tag on fixing climate change, and they range from $30 billion to $300 billion, both of which are far less than the total net worth of the world's billionaires ($8.7 trillion). Individual choices are certainly important, but they can never equate to the systemic choices needed to shift the entire logic of the global political economy.
It's also worth noting that the solutions to climate change are not insulated from the vagaries of global inequality. Growing up, I remember being indoctrinated into the belief that individual farmers cutting down trees for firewood was the biggest threat to the environment in Kenya; not the large industries that were clearing out hundreds of thousands of hectares of land for unsustainable and toxic commercial farming. Discussing individual responsibility for climate change should never detract from corporate responsibility for the same.
Knowing this doesn't necessarily reduce my guilt. I hope to plant a few trees in a place in Kenya that needs them and I'm going to keep trying to use bicycles and public transit more regularly, even in a city that doesn't have the infrastructure for it. Given the size of the problem we face, I know it's not enough – but it's a start.
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Welcome to the Loughborough Students' Union's Harry Potter and Quidditch Society! If you want to get together with like-minded muggles or you want to try out the best full contact, multi-gender sport of Quidditch then we are the society for you!
Join us for regular Harry Potter themed socials, quizzes, games nights, pub trips, etc. during the week or join us at the weekend on the Paddock Pitch for some Quidditch with the Loughborough Longshots. Earn points for your house in epic Triwizard Challenges that happen throughout the year and who can forget our annual Yule Ball, a black-tie event fundraiser for Lumos! For more information on events we have run in the past, and upcoming events for this term, please check out our events page.
Join our Facebook page LSU Harry Potter and Quidditch Society to see what's going in within the society.
Or keep updated by following us on Twitter @LSUHarryPotter or @LboroLongshots
If you have any questions or queries email us at Harry Potter side: firstname.lastname@example.com Quidditch side: email@example.com
For the 2018/2019 academic year there is just a single membership fee available of £8. This will entitle you to both the Harry Potter and Quidditch Sides of the Society as well as voting rights for committee positions and members entry price to the Yule Ball.
Harry Potter events include socials such as film nights, quiz nights, Triwizard Tournament challenges etc.
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Training: Saturday & Sunday 12.30-2.30pm
For more information on the sport, please take a look at the Quidditch page.
House Points
House points can be gained through events such as quiz nights and through attendance to socials. The house with the most points at the end of the year will win the House Cup!
House Cup Winners
Ravenclaw 12-13
Slytherin 13-14
Gryffindor 14-15
Ravenclaw 15-16
Ravenclaw 16-17
Current House Points
Gryffindor: 80
Slytherin: 87
Hufflepuff: 99
Ravenclaw: 107
Triwizard Cup
There are three tasks that contribute to the Triwizard Cup throughout the year. Previous tasks have included a 'dragon egg' hunt (Easter eggs), teambuilding activities and quizzes, laser quest, and a bake-off.
Triwizard Cup Winners
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Slytherin 14-15
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October 7. Just one review today.
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman. (Animation, UK, 85 minutes, directors Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson and Ben Timlett). Two warnings. First, if you don't know who Graham Chapman was, stop reading this right now. Second, know that this film is the work of three directors, five screenwriters and fifteen animation studios. The good bits are very good, the bad bits are just silly. And some are naughty. The section on Chapman's experience as a bookish adolescent spending a rain-soaked summer holiday with his parents on the coast of Yorkshire reminded my of my own experience as a bookish adolescent spending a chilly summer holiday on the coast of Lancashire. But that's just my preference. The high points for the rest of you will be the Queen Mother's willingness to share her secret supply of gin with the undergraduates at a Cambridge garden party. And John Clease's famous eulogy of Chapman (co-author of the famous dead parrot sketch): ". . . bereft of life . . . [Chapman] was a freeloading bastard." Don't expect a reprise of your favourite sketches. Sorry. Yes, I know this review is prolix and unfocussed, but so is the film. Don't complain to me. Come on. Stop it. I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition.


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Real Wedding: Devon & Jonathan
It was fate disguised as misfortune that brought Jonathan and Devon together. Devon had to undergo physiotherapy after a workplace injury and, by luck, ended up receiving treatment at the clinic Jonathan worked at. One afternoon, the pair passed by one another in the hallway and exchanged a single glance, after which they both knew that they wanted to get to know each other.
For their first official date, Jon accompanied Devon on a work trip to Toronto. Both Jon and Devon were from the Sudbury area and Jon had never really explored Toronto before, so Devon planned a fun-filled afternoon exploring the sights and having lunch at a local pub followed by an evening of bar-hopping around The Village and watching Kinky Boots at the theatre.
Devon soon knew that he wanted to ask Jon to spend forever with him and planned to propose during their vacation in Barcelona; unfortunately, the pair had to postpone their vacation due to family complications. Not wanting to wait any longer to ask Jon to marry him, Devon decided to recreate their first date while they were visiting Toronto over Jon's birthday, and popped the question in a packed pub much to the surprise of his groom-to-be!
Devon and Jon were certain that they wanted to get married somewhere tropical. They settled on celebrating in Puerto Vallarta considering its LGBTQ+ friendly reputation and gorgeous scenery.
After extensive research and help from their Wedding Vacations consultant, the happy couple booked their big day at Riu Palace Pacifico. This resort checked all of their boxes; it had a stunning beach, beautiful facilities and exceptional reviews!
On April 11th, 2019, Jon and Devon shared their first married kiss on a sparkling beach overlooking the ocean. Afterwards, the newlyweds and their 16 guests celebrated with an elegant reception at La Toscana Steakhouse.
Of the many magical moments from their wedding day, Jon and Devon agree that their favourite was walking from the hotel to their seaside ceremony. Although they both felt nervous, they were instantly at ease when they heard the resort staff and fellow guests cheering them on as they made their way down the aisle. They were both overwhelmed by the amount of support they received from a community that they had only known for a few days and said it was a feeling they'll cherish for a lifetime.
Devon's attire: Custom made linen vest with a white button up with a pink and blue tie
Jonathan's attire: Custom made linen vest with a white button up a pink and brown bow tie
Devon's accessories: Pink rose boutonniere
Jonathan's accessories: Yellow chrysanthemum boutonniere
Devon's wedding band: White and yellow gold band with a cross stitch design
Jonathan's wedding band: White gold with bands of sapphires and diamonds
Colour scheme: Pink and yellow
Wedding style: Light and breezy with an elegant touch
Invitations: Gorgeous white and blue pop-up cards with two men beneath palm trees on the beach
Welcome gifts: Shot glasses which could be refilled throughout the night with non-stop almond and coffee tequila.
"Repite: Un chupito de tequila por favor! (In other words, calm the nerves a little in advance!)"


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A winter treat
Oh boy, knowing where to start with this awesome wedding adventure is quite the tough one. Why? Well, Gemma & Andy had been in the planning stage for well, almost two years. And after putting the original plans on hold, they waited it out to make sure they planned an intimate day with not a single detail forgotten. And yes, it's definitely safe to say, these guys certainly know how to plan a wedding celebration, and one that is totally and utterly perfect for just the two of them; Their super close family and friends, their passions (unbelievably delicious food with the occasional dash of fast cars), and a cracking sense of style, all wrapped up in a setting they'd both always dreamed of getting married. The location, The Kennels at Goodwood in West Sussex, and woah, what a total pleasure it was to photograph!!
With the venues historic past as the original Kennels to the estate (yep, including dog bowls from every century), they have transformed it into a pretty unique and intimate space. The ceremony in a room surrounded by the worlds largest collection of old classic Penguin books (cool huh!?), and a reception laced with amazing detail after amazing detail, it really helped Gemma & Andy totally encapsulate their loves, and their story into a perfect celebration that oozed an awesome style and warmth. Literally, the kinda warmth that made you sprint to get inside away from Januarys winter chill just to carry on being amongst it. There's no other way of putting it, I really am going to miss having their wedding day to capture that's for sure.
Gemma & Andy, you've been an TOTAL blast to work with, and I'm so happy for you both that your wedding celebration was everything you'd both dreamt of. Congratulations!!
Venue: The Kennels
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This weekend was about making sure the car is ready for my track day at Thunderhill this coming Friday. I had a number of items I needed to do. I put the car up on jack stands, pulled off my street wheels/tires. Then I replaced the front brake pads, which were Wilwood Q compound, with more aggressive E compound. The change was really easy as the calipers have a cross bolt that you just remove and then pop out the old pads. push the pistons in a bit with a c-clamp and the new pads drop right in. I also had a set of rear drum brake shoes that I've be sitting on for years. I finally sucked it up and replaced them as well. It's been over 10 years since I've changed drum shoes and it's one of those things that takes an hour to do the first side and then 10 minutes to do the other side. While I had the car up on jack stands I also checked the u-joint strap bolts. Couple of other things I did were to screw my clutch pedal pad to the pedal backing plate with 2 screws. The pad kept coming loose. The other thing was to lengthen the clutch master rod that connects to the clutch pedal. I had noticed driving the Javelin on the street that it was getting hard to get into gear. Not so much when moving but when trying to get into 1st from a stop. Anyway, I remembered that when I first hooked up the clutch, after moving the master higher up on the firewall that I couldn't get the car into gear. I then lengthened the clutch rod and voila, easy gear engagement. So, I assume as I've been wearing the clutch I probably have gotten to the point were I needed a little more stroke. Anyway, it definitely fixed the problem. However, I'm probably maxed out on length so when it wears some more I may need to figure out how to lengthen the rod on the slave cylinder a bit. Also switched to a 6500 RPM chip in the MSD. And lastly threw on the track wheels/tires and drop the car on the ground. I also have a Microtrak II digital audio recorder that I'm going to try to use to record the exhaust when I'm on track. Here's hoping for a good track day!
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Filling The Bay: Deepening the Oakland Inner and Outer Harborsby Nicholas E. Malasavage, P.E., Ph.D., (M.ASCE), Civil Engineer; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, email@example.com,
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Serial Information: Geo-Strata —Geo Institute of ASCE, 2015, Vol. 19, Issue 3, Pg. 38-42,44
Document Type: Feature article
The project to deepen the Oakland Inner and Outer Harbors from elevation -42 to -50 ft was federally authorized in 1999 to accommodate the next generation of post-Panamax container ships. The project, which produced a total of 12.8 million yds of the deepening material, made disposal a unique challenge from the perspective of both environmental and financial cost.
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Staines Overview Staines, a suburban town on the River Thames, in Surrey, lies within the London Commuter Belt. The ...
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Staines Overview
Staines, a suburban town on the River Thames, in Surrey, lies within the London Commuter Belt. The Staines post town spans a network of villages, including Stanwell, Wraysbury, Laleham and Egham Hythe. The last of these is a ward that's a part of neighbouring Egham, which is home to several listed buildings and businesses. Churches, schools, railway and bus stations, sports and leisure centres, parks and riverside promenades, pedestrianised areas that play host to regular markets, shopping centres and convenience stores are but some of the town's facilities. Staines is well-connected by rail. There are active services on the riverside lines that connect Weybridge to London Waterloo, and Reading to Windsor and Eton. Buses to Royal Holloway College, Thorpe Park and other local destinations are freely available. The nearest airport is London Heathrow, which is about 3 miles away. The average property cost here is £358,221, based on December 2015 statistics.
Staines Job Opportunities
Major companies with offices in Staines include Siemens, with its building automation systems, the British Gas UK headquarters, and healthcare firm Bupa. Samsung's and Glen Callum's R&D divisions are a source of research jobs in Staines. Wood Group Kenny, which offer engineering and design for subsea developments, generate healthcare and engineering jobs in Staines. There is no shortage of retail jobs in Staines – thanks to Waitrose, Two Rivers Retail Park, Elmsleigh Shopping Centre and a host of local service providers and convenience stores. In fact, many vacancies are for sales executives and office administrators, but offers for account assistant jobs in Staines also seem to be on the rise.
Staines Employment Trends
Surrey is home to four BHS stores at Staines, Camberley, Woking and Kingston, and these are bound to be affected by the fact that the company has filed for administration. The good news, however, is that a new 228-seater Caribbean restaurant, Turtle Bay, is all set to start service in Staines this summer. The £800,000 restaurant is expected to create over 50 jobs. Turtle Bay is already offering Staines jobs to chefs, waiters, support staff and cocktail bartenders.


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Product information
Jaclor is a clorigen disinfectant (chlorine-based), effervescent, stable in the working solution with a broad spectrum.
Following the release of chlorine, the hypochlorous acid (HOCL) is a highly effective antimicrobial agent, on a number of micro-organisms such as bacteria (including salmonella), molds, fungi, viruses, spores, etc. which can be highly pathogenic to humans.
Of the chlorine products generators, those based on sodium diclorzocianurate show benefits such as:
- Increased efficiency of pathogens germs;
- Compact tablet form compared to powder or liquid form;
- Able to be stored easily.
Solubility: Jaclor, in the form of tablets, is soluble and is only used dissolved in water.
Effervescence: Jaclor, in the form of tablets, is designed to dissolve quickly in water.
Working solution: by dissolving in water, Jaclor gives a clear solution without impurities.
The stability of the solution: the working solution resulting from the dissolution of Jaclor tablets is stable for 24 hours.
Way of usage:
Jaclor shall be used only dissolved in water in the concentrations specified by the manufacturer. Unscrew the cap from the container and dissolved in water at a temperature of 20 °C the number of tablets recommended.
- 1 tablet per 10 liters of water - surfaces (walls washable sanitary ware, toilets, bathrooms, common areas), flooring (ceramic, linoleum, hardwood floors, etc.), surfaces that come into contact have food and tableware (kitchens and Office supply), feeding bottles, teats, instruments (stainless steel), glassware (instruments, pipettes), beauty saloon tools (hairdressing salons, barbershops), underwear (disinfection, bleaching);
- 1 tablet 3 cubic meters of water - pools;
- 1 tablet in 1 bowl - toilets (WC). ;
- 5 tablets 500 liters of water - disinfection of wells for disasters (clear at least 3 times after disinfection).
Wait until the tablets are dissolved completely. You can mix to speed up the dissolution. Disinfection can be achieved by wiping with the mop or by immersion. Make a test before using on sensitive materials by applying on a small and difficult to notice area.
Use protective gloves. Do not drink, eat or smoke during handling.
Keep the product in tightly closed containers in a dry and well-ventilated place away from heat sources (avoid temperatures exceeding 40ºC). Do not exceed the expiry date on the package.
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Disinfection in healthcare: surfaces (walls washable, sanitary objects, toilets, bathrooms, common areas), flooring (ceramic, linoleum, hardwood floors, etc.), surgical instruments (stainless steel) and tableware (kitchens and food pantries) glassware, feeding bottles, underwear (disinfection, bleaching). Disinfection in collectivities and beauty cabinets: collectivity, rooms for beauty salons, barbershops (utensils, surfaces, etc.), gyms and fitness, crockery, and cutlery (in catering units/collective), bed linens in the hotels, restaurants, military units, prisons, etc.
Environmental disinfection in the food and livestock industry: the food industry (equipment, surfaces, walls, floors, furniture, etc.), transportation, industry livestock (farm animals), vegetables, and fruits.
Water disinfection: pools, sewerage and water pipelines, wells for disasters, drinking water (according to 311/2004 law concerning the quality of drinking water).
Packaging: boxes of 250 tablets.
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|P102 – Keep out of reach of children, P281 – Use personal protective equipment as required, P302 + P352 – IF ON SKIN: Wash with plenty of soap and water, P305+P351+P338 – IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing., P337 + P313 – If eye irritation persists: Get medical advice/attention, P501 – Dispose of contents/container only through authorized economic operators, in accordance with the regulations in force
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Falklands calamari prices recover significantly as second season catch is below market expectations
Recent reports in trade journals that abundant catches during 2017 were depressing Falkland Islands loligo prices were challenged this week by local sources concerned with the fishing industry. The Falkland Islands Director of Natural Resources, John Barton, described 2017 as "a good calamari year" despite the "unusual and surprising" challenge of dealing with sea lion mortalities during the second loligo season. Some 24,000 metric tons were caught during that season. click here to read the story 22:33
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My goal is to replace the current BOSE sound system with a new double-din Touch Screen set up, possibly featuring Navigation but since cost is a major constraint I will go with whatever I could afford.
Things started coming to fruition in December when I took advantage of the holiday sales to buy the necessary components. My build should include the following:
I ordered most of the parts using the discounts from the Catholic Christmas and had everything installed by the Orthodox Christmas Eve! Well, almost everything. The backup camera will have to wait another day, it was way too cold to deal with it now.
But I did go ahead and mounted the Pioneer head unit replacing the BOSE system. The speaker buzz didn't go away, so now I'm shopping for new (or better yet used working) speakers. Some install pix:
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And a few days earlier I installed the Cravenspeed stubby:


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Dispatch Sports columnist Rob Oller and Ohio State Football beat reporters Bill Rabinowitz and Joey Kaufman summarize coach Ryan Day's most recent press conference, talk about what assistant coaches and players had to say during interviews, and discuss which opponent might be the first real test for the Buckeyes this season. Finally, we provide our predictions on if we think the Ohio State Buckeyes will make it to the College Football National Championship this year.
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Teachers can use MathTango to encourage kids to practice previously learned addition and subtraction skills on their own. Encourage older students to complete the puzzles without the use of manipulatives and to rely on their previously memorized addition and subtraction facts, and quick recall, to solve each. Connect some of the skills presented in the app to real life: Help students explore the concepts in the app with everyday circumstances, such as adding money or separating items into groups.Continue reading Show less
MathTango is an app that gamifies addition and subtraction practice for first- through third-grade kids. Listen to the intro from your "long-lost Uncle Fibonacci," and then tap the gem to get your first monster. To get more gems after the first, you have to complete math-based puzzles. Continue to follow the audio- and visual-based instructions to complete the puzzles, which require some basic addition and subtraction skills. Players earn "doubloon" and "health" bonuses as they complete more puzzles. Then your monster can buy things to enhance the island. Tap to purchase items, and tap and hold on monsters to move them. Watch the cute monster jump on the trampoline. Mission accomplished! Move on to your next mission with another monster.
More than 200 math puzzle games cover basic skills, such as adding single-digit numbers, adding doubles, 10s, and more. The games are short and simple (but challenging), and the monsters are cute. As kids progress through the game, the math problems become more difficult. Higher levels of the game (and the free-play mode) require an in-app purchase.
MathTango is the ideal combination of straightforward addition and subtraction practice with straight-up cuteness and fun. Kids can often become bored with rote addition and subtraction practice, but this gamified app turns repetitive math problems into a challenge to get more monsters, decorate an island, and move up levels. Students can get in-app hints and tips, if needed.
On the downside, some levels can take quite a long time to move through, so some students may get frustrated or bored; in that case, encourage students to team up to complete that challenge. And the limited mechanics of moving the blocks might also frustrate some kids; it would be great to have more freedom of placement.
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Key Standards Supported
Number And Operations In Base Ten
Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used. Understand that in adding two-digit numbers, one adds tens and tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose a ten.
Fluently add and subtract within 100 using strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.
Operations And Algebraic Thinking
Add and subtract within 20, demonstrating fluency for addition and subtraction within 10. Use strategies such as counting on; making ten (e.g., 8 + 6 = 8 + 2 + 4 = 10 + 4 = 14); decomposing a number leading to a ten (e.g., 13 – 4 = 13 – 3 – 1 = 10 – 1 = 9); using the relationship between addition and subtraction (e.g., knowing that 8 + 4 = 12, one knows 12 – 8 = 4); and creating equivalent but easier or known sums (e.g., adding 6 + 7 by creating the known equivalent 6 + 6 + 1 = 12 + 1 = 13).
Fluently add and subtract within 20 using mental strategies.2 By end of Grade 2, know from memory all sums of two one-digit numbers.
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Hong Kong Corporate Citizenship Award Scheme (Enterprise Category): Merit Award
Awarded by Hong Kong Productivity Council – HKET
"Best Innovative Recruitment Campaign Award": Platinum Award
"Best Office Facilities Award": Platinum Award
Awarded by CTgoodjobs' Best HR Awards 2019.
Hong Kong Outstanding Enterprises Parade 2019
Also awarded in 2017.
2019 Junzi Corporate AwardJames Chow, EVP for Business Excellence, receiving the 2019 Junzi Corporate Award on behalf of CEO Lee Wai Kwong.
"Industrialist Of The Year" Award 2019
Awarded by Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI)
ASM Amicra awarded the Productronica Innovation Award 2019 in the Semiconductor Cluster for CoS Die-Bonder
Awarded by productronica in collaboration with "productronic" magazine at productronica 2019.
Singapore Quality Award 2019
Awarded by Enterprise Singapore
ASM Technology Singapore (ATS) was honored with the Best Practices Award at the EENP Awards 2019.
Awarded by Energy Efficiency National Partnership (EENP) – A National Environment Agency (NEA) programme.
Asia's Outstanding Companies Poll 2019Awarded by Asiamoney
ASM Assembly Systems awarded the "Manufacturing Excellence in Printing Solutions" (Printing Solutions Divisions (DEK)) and "Smart SMT Factory Award" (Placement Solutions Divisions (SIPLACE)).Awarded by Electronics Maker Magazine at productronica India 2019 exhibition.
ASM Assembly Systems's India Sales office awarded the "Excellence in Customer Service Award"By Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Pvt. Ltd.
Forbes Asia "Best Over A Billion"
Awarded by Forbes Asia
HKMA Quality Award Grand Award 2019
Awarded by Hong Kong Management Association
"Ranked 1st in Assembly", "10 BEST Chip Making Suppliers" and "The BEST Assembly and Test Suppliers" from VLSI Customers Satisfaction Survey 2019
Recieving VLSI Research awards for the third year. Also awarded in 2018 and 2017.
Recognized as 2018 Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Technology Leaders
Awarded 2018 Factory of the Year/Global Excellence in Operations (GEO) Award in the Excellent Production Network category by Produktion magazine and AT Kearney.Honoring Munich (Germany), Weymouth (UK), Singapore and Malaysia SMT productions.
ASM Pacific Technology awarded Singapore Quality Class 2018
"Ranked 1st in Assembly", "10 BEST Chip Making Suppliers" and "The BEST Assembly and Test Suppliers" from VLSI Customers Satisfaction Survey 2018
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Greetings from the Forest
You know you're desperate for rain or snow when you find yourself googling rain dance! Denver got snow. We did not. Cottonwood Az got snow. We did not. Prescott Az got snow. We did not. Come on, lets all do a collective rain (or snow) dance and let the powers know we need, want and would appreciate some moisture!
My herb garden so lovingly planted by Jeanie and Kelly is doing well in my house. It seems very happy. So much so that I went ahead and planted my garden seeds yesterday. I only planted tomatoes, lettuce and baby arugula but that's a start. If nothing else I can have salad! But, once we do get to spring weather with milder nights I'll get some peppers in the garden outside. Hopefully my timing is better this year. Last year I was so excited I planted seeds in January and had a full fledge garden on my window sill waiting to be put into the ground. Perhaps this year my timing will be spot on and my garden will thrive.
We've had visitors of the 4 legged type lately. The big buck with the limp (from running from a mountain lion we believe because he had scratches on his side) is still hanging around and I'm so happy he is. There were a couple of skeptical people saying he wouldn't make it when he was hobbling around but the good news is he is still here and visiting us.
So that's the news for now. Please send rain our way if you're getting any.
And of course,
Love from the forest.


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Inclusive playgrounds have come a long, long way in the past couple of decades. Here, we take a look at how to provide inclusion on the playground and beyond.
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Multigenerational play—with elements for keeping families active together—is one of the driving forces in the most recent playground designs, but that's not all. Playground manufacturers continue to innovate on inclusion, nature-connected play and more.
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Celebrating 20 years of Recreation Management, we talked to experts from multiple fields about what's changed in recreation, sports and fitness over the past two decades—and what changes might be coming down the pike.
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Central Park has been on a mission to revitalize its many playgrounds.
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What that means is that no matter which type of safety surface you want to install beneath your play equipment—unitary, loose fill or engineered wood fiber—there is a third-party certification to verify that it will perform as the manufacturer claims.
Small rope play structures close to the ground offer smaller kids a chance to explore and expand their abilities, while large skyscrapers can provide an opportunity for kids and adults alike to find new pathways for getting fit through climbing.
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Understanding Econometrics
Taylor & Francis Group, 25 Haz 2019 - 298 sayfa
Originally published in 1976 and with second edition published in 1984. This book established itself as the first genuinely introductory text on econometric methods, assuming no formal background on the part of the reader. The second edition maintains this distinctive feature. Fundamental concepts are carefully explained and, where possible, techniques are developed by verbal reasoning rather than formal proof. It provides all the material for a basic course. and is also ideal for a student working alone. Very little knowledge of maths and statistics is assumed, and the logic of statistical method is carefully stated. There are numerous exercises, designed to help the student assess individual progress. Methods are described with computer solutions in mind and the author shows how a variety of different calculations can be performed with relatively simple programs. This new edition also includes much new material - statistical tables are now included and their use carefully explained.


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11 things to do before I die!….
Its time to share my bucket list! Like everyone else I have a laundry list *maybe even longer* of things I want to do and accomplish before I die. Some are small and some are huge and probably cost my life, but because death is inevitable and it seems as if everyone is passing on, I have this strong passion to complete my list. so it goes, I hope you love it.
Travel: I have dreams of going to the four corners of the earth. It doesn't help that I am a Military Brat. We lived in Germany most my adolescent life and few years into my teen years and I even got to visit PARIS!!! So its kinda in my blood. thankfully (with my sister's push) she convinced me to go on her all girls trip to Miami so I started my journey then. Miami was checked off. this year I'm trying to make my way to San Juan Puerto Rico*cross my fingers)* some other places I've been dying to go to are Barcelona, Rome, Cape Town, Prague, Jamaica, Trinidad, Israel, South Africa, The Congo, London, Madrid, Berlin, Belgium, Ghana, Nigeria, Australia, Colombia, Brazil I mean the list goes on and on, Literally.
Zip lining: I think it would be dope do this, its safer than bungee jumping (in my opinion) and it stills give you a rush. Its adventurous and fun and Im gonna do it maybe this year!
Becoming a Business owner: I want to own my own company, nothing to big, at-least at at first. honestly I've been battling over what kind of business to start over the years but that was just an excuse on starting it from the beginning. Recently I decided to say fuck it and take the necessary steps to start my business. it will be small and manageable but I will work hard to make this happen and be successful also.
Becoming a Homeowner: One of the smartest things I could ever do for my children would be own a home. Its the start of generational wealth so before i die I want to be able buy a home to leave to my children. And also having a family for not just myself and my kids but also my grand-kids, great grand-kids, etc would just make my heart happy to know they are taken care of.
Starting a nonprofit: I wanna help people, its self explanatory.
Spoken word: its small but I am to scarred to go to a poetry club a perform but its something I always wanted to do. (shout out to Love Jones!)
Fall in Love and get married: I know what your thinking, why in the hell does this girl have love on her bucket list? I have it on here because I have loved and lost yes BUT I have never been in love, I haven't had that I cant live without you, everything i do is for you love, that old school last forever love. That is what I want. even tho in year 2018 it feels like I might not ever get that,I still dream.
Swim with the dolphins: because it would be dope!
Learn to swim: its always been something I think would be fun and necessary. How else would I swim with dolphins.
Learn to speak Spanish: I mean if I'm gonna go to Barcelona it would be smart! Hola Rosetta Stone!
Practice Yoga: Granted I have attempted this already, just give me time ill get it one day.
and lastly….BE HAPPY!!!!!
That's all for now but I'm sure I will be adding more as I accomplish whats already there! Don't worry I will write post on each dream I accomplish!!!
xoxo, Brianna


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July 18, 2019
AlphaSense, an A.I.-powered search engine for business and analytics, has just raised $50 million. That funding round was led by Innovation Endeavors, which was co-founded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Jack Kokko, CEO and Co-founder of AlphaSense, joined Cheddar to discuss where this fresh funding is going.


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SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan on Thursday repeated his view that the U.S. central bank ought to begin raising rates soon.
Predicting no recession around the corner, Kaplan said the U.S. consumer is in good shape and will drive GDP growth at about a 2-percent annual pace even without any new economic policies under a new U.S. president.
"We are at a point that we ought to, in the near future, remove some amount of accommodation," he said. The Fed next meets on policy in two weeks.
(Reporting by Jim Forsyth, writing by Ann Saphir; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)