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Q: Gensim most_similar() with Fasttext word vectors return useless/meaningless words I'm using Gensim with Fasttext Word vectors for return similar words.
This is my code:
import gensim

model = gensim.models.KeyedVectors.load_word2vec_format('cc.it.300.vec')

words = model.most_similar(positive=['sole'],topn=10)

print(words)

This will return:
[('sole.', 0.6860659122467041), ('sole.Ma', 0.6750558614730835), ('sole.Il', 0.6727924942970276), ('sole.E', 0.6680260896682739), ('sole.A', 0.6419174075126648), ('sole.È', 0.6401025652885437), ('splende', 0.6336565613746643), ('sole.La', 0.6049465537071228), ('sole.I', 0.5922051668167114), ('sole.Un', 0.5904430150985718)]

The problem is that "sole" ("sun", in english) return a series of words with a dot in it (like sole., sole.Ma, ecc...). Where is the problem? Why most_similar return this meaningless word?
EDIT
I tried with english word vector and the word "sun" return this:
[('sunlight', 0.6970556974411011), ('sunshine', 0.6911839246749878), ('sun.', 0.6835992336273193), ('sun-', 0.6780728101730347), ('suns', 0.6730450391769409), ('moon', 0.6499731540679932), ('solar', 0.6437565088272095), ('rays', 0.6423950791358948), ('shade', 0.6366724371910095), ('sunrays', 0.6306195259094238)]

Is it impossible to reproduce results like relatedwords.org?

A: Perhaps the bigger question is: why does the Facebook FastText cc.it.300.vec model include so many meaningless words? (I haven't noticed that before – is there any chance you've downloaded a peculiar model that has decorated words with extra analytical markup?)
To gain the unique benefits of FastText – including the ability to synthesize plausible (better-than-nothing) vectors for out-of-vocabulary words – you may not want to use the general load_word2vec_format() on the plain-text .vec file, but rather a Facebook-FastText specific load method on the .bin file. See:
https://radimrehurek.com/gensim/models/fasttext.html#gensim.models.fasttext.load_facebook_vectors
(I'm not sure that will help with these results, but if choosing to use FastText, you may be interesting it using it "fully".)
Finally, given the source of this training – common-crawl text from the open web, which may contain lots of typos/junk – these might be legimate word-like tokens, essentially typos of sole, that appear often enough in the training data to get word-vectors. (And because they really are typo-synonyms for 'sole', they're not necessarily bad results for all purposes, just for your desired purpose of only seeing "real-ish" words.)
You might find it helpful to try using the restrict_vocab argument of most_similar(), to only receive results from the leading (most-frequent) part of all known word-vectors. For example, to only get results from among the top 50000 words:
words = model.most_similar(positive=['sole'], topn=10, restrict_vocab=50000)

Picking the right value for restrict_vocab might help in practice to leave out long-tail 'junk' words, while still providing the real/common similar words you seek.


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Up close with IHG's Richard Solomons
by David Eisen |
Richard Solomons, the CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group, is acting fidgety. Across the table, he's tearing up scrap paper, then methodically breaking them down into smaller and smaller squares. At first, the worry is that the seasoned—cagey, perhaps?—executive is performing this antsy act to in some way obfuscate the audio recorder that is documenting his every word. But hijacking an interview is the furthest ploy from Solomons' mind. He's done countless interviews in the past months; just arrived in Los Angeles fresh from a visit to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum; acquired a new brand business; and accomplished this while plagued by speculative media reports about shareholders calling for the sale of the Denham, UK-based hotel company, spanning 10 brands and more than 700,000 rooms globally.
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The paper-folding binge does end, and the London-born Solomons' story begins to unfold. The hospitality industry is a service industry, something Solomons is keenly aware of. And though his days preceding IHG found him working in investment banking, his understanding about how to deliver great customer service was forged at an early age, and from a likely source: his father.
FORMATIVE YEARS
Solomons grew up in England, where his father owned a motor trade business. "I didn't get an allowance," Solomons said, reminiscing about a time when businesses collected cash and deposited it daily to the bank. "Saturdays and holidays were spent pumping gas."
A 900-room InterContinental hotel will be part of the more than $1-billion Wilshire Grand project in Los Angeles.
His father always focused on the customer. On one occasion, a honeymooning couple rented a car from his father's stable and unwittingly parked it on the beach just before the tide came in. When it did, the car became waterlogged. "We went out, got another car and drove it to them," Solomons remembers. "At the time, you don't think about it. It wasn't a company policy; just him."
That customer-is-everything ethos has stuck with Solomons—and it's something he believes all successful CEOs should have. Sure, the hospitality industry is a capital-intensive business and a good CEO must have the financial grasp, but, as Solomons said, "We are a people business."
When you have a global supply of more than 4,600 hotels that create millions of interactions per day between guests and employees, the "people business" is magnified. For Solomons, then, it's all about taking care of customers and investing and defining IHG's brands, which are spread across varying segments, from Intercontinental in the luxury space, to Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express in upper midscale and Staybridge Suites in upscale extended stay.
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Stateside, IHG's recent acquisition of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Group for $430 million gives them the foothold they need to grow even further in the coveted lifestyle space. Kimpton currently has 62 hotels in 28 U.S. cities, and plans are to expand the brand into global markets. The Kimpton acquisition complements IHG's other lifestyle brand, Indigo, around 60 hotels strong. "We bought this business for what it stands for and we are not going to change it," Solomons said. "We will adapt it and make it better. That's very important for guests to know."
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Like a father beaming over a child's accomplishment, Solomons noted that post-Lehman, IHG was the only large hotel company to not cut its dividend. "We kept ours," he proudly said.
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"It's always been this way for a global business—things go on that are positive and negative. On the other hand, people are traveling more. They bounce back."
Headquarters: Denham, UK
Structure: Owner, Operator, Franchisor
Portfolio: More than 4,600 hotels and 10 brands
Website: www.ihg.com
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Stefano Lamberti (* 1482 in Brescia; † 23. November 1538 ebendort) war ein italienischer Bildhauer und Notar.

Biografie
Der Vater von Stefano Lamberti, Piero Lamberti, ist wahrscheinlich mit einem in der zweiten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts in Brescia tätigen Notar zu identifizieren, Es ist noch zu prüfen, ob es sich bei Stefano Lamberti um den gleichnamigen Notar handelt, der 1548 anlässlich der Eintragung des Sohnes Prospero in das Bürgerregister bereits als tot im Goldenen Buch des brescianischen Adels eingetragen war.

Es gibt keine Informationen über Stefano Lambertis künstlerische Ausbildung, die unter der Leitung des Mailänder Schnitzers Bernardino di Coyri stattgefunden haben könnte, der von Lamberti in einem Register von 1517 als sein Gläubiger genannt wurde.

Ein monumentaler hölzerner, geschnitzter und vergoldeter Altaraufsatz umrahmt das von Romanino für den Hauptaltar der Kirche San Francesco d'Assisi in Brescia gemalte Altarbild des Heiligen Franziskus aus dem Jahr 1502 und ist wahrscheinlich das erste Werk, das ihm zugeschrieben werden kann, insbesondere aufgrund klarer stilistischer Bezüge zu anderen dokumentierten Werken. Der Rahmen trägt eine Inschrift mit dem Datum der Ausführung und dem Namen des Auftraggebers, des Generals des Franziskanerordens Francesco Sanson, er war viele Jahre vor dem Gemälde von Romanino entstanden, das auf die Jahre 1516–1517 datiert werden kann. Der ursprünglichen Auftrag für den Altar wurde Leonardo da Vinci übertragen, der jedoch nie über eine schematische Skizze hinausgekommen ist. Um das Projekt nicht vollständig aufzugeben wurde es Romanino als "Zweitbesten" angeboten.

Beim Altarbild des hl. Franziskus zeigt Lamberti eine Reihe von strukturellen und dekorativen Lösungen, die letztlich das ständige Repertoire seiner Werke als Schnitzer sein sollten. Es gibt eine Vielzahl von Ornamenten, die jenen Details sehr ähnlich sind, mit denen einige Jahre zuvor an den Friesen des Palazzo della Loggia experimentiert wurde. Es wurde eine komplexe architektonische Ausstattung entwickelt, die in der Lage ist, eine starke Kontinuität sowohl mit der Umgebung als auch mit dem verbundenen Altarbild zu gewährleisten. Der figürliche Teil des Rahmens enthält zwei Büsten von Heiligen Bischöfen in Scheiben und eine Pietà, die das oberen Fries krönt.

Lambertis Vertrag über den Holzrahmen für eine Kreuzabnahme von Bernardo Zenale für die Kapelle des Allerheiligsten in der Kirche San Giovanni Evangelista in Brescia stammt vom 13. Februar 1509. Dies ist das erste dokumentierte Werk des Bildhauers. Wahrscheinlich als Rückwand eines Gemäldes, präsentiert es in seiner Plastizität Ähnlichkeiten mit dem Säulenportal der Kirche Santa Maria dei Miracoli, der größten experimentellen Innovation des Renaissancestils, in der Brescianer Bildhauerei des 15. Jahrhunderts. Ebenfalls von Lamberti stammt die Holzgruppe des Letzten Abendmahls, die als Predella für das Altarbild von Zenale aufgestellt wurde, und die Gruppe im oberen Bogen mit dem Gott Vater und Engeln.

Am 30. Mai 1513 beauftragte ihn die Gemeinde, ein echtes skulpturales Polyptychon in zwei Reihen mit sechs Nischen zu schaffen, das ebenso viele Statuen von Maria und den Heiligen Christophorus, Josef, Franziskus, Rochus und Apollonius enthält, darüber Gott Vater, wahrscheinlich als Halbfigur in einem Bogen. Das verlorene Werk befand sich ursprünglich in der Kirche San Rocco und dann, nach der 1516 erfolgten Zerstörung, in der Kirche San Giuseppe, wo es bis 1668 erwähnt wird.

1513 wurde er von einem Mitglied der Familie Brunelli beauftragt, eine Statue des Heiligen Rochus zu schnitzen, die heute in der Sakristei der Pfarrkirche von Bassano Bresciano aufbewahrt wird. Von diesem Werk ist ein Zahlungsbeleg aus dem Folgejahr bekannt.

Zwischen 1509 und 1514 fertigte er für die Pfarrkirche von Condino einen hölzernen Heiligen Abt Antonius an. Die Zuschreibung dieses Werkes erfolgte erstmals 1890 von Papaleoni und wurde von den nachfolgenden Kunstkritikern einstimmig akzeptiert.

Zwischen 1515 und 1518 schnitzte er das Gehäuse für die Orgel der alten Kathedrale von Brescia, das dann zwischen 1539 und 1540 ersetzt und 1668 in die Kirche Santa Maria in Valvendra in Lovere überführt wurde, wo es zusammen mit den von Floriano Ferramola in Zusammenarbeit mit dem noch jungen Moretto bemalten Türen noch heute erhalten ist. Der Rahmen für das Altarbild der Heiligen Justina, das 1514 von Romanino für die Basilika Santa Giustina in Padua gemalt wurde, heute im Musei civici di Padova, konnte ebenfalls in den gleichen Jahren aufgestellt werden. Die tatsächliche Urheberschaft dieses Werkes ist jedoch zweifelhaft, da es kaum dekorative Figuren gibt, die auf Lambertis Altarbildern immer zu beobachten sind.

Zwischen 1518 und 1519 schnitzte der Bildhauer den Rahmen für die Madonna del Tabarrino, eine Tafel von Alessandro Moretto in der Kirche San Giovanni Evangelista in Brescia, eine Kopie eines älteren Freskos. Ursprünglich in der Kapelle der Madonna del Tabarrino untergebracht, ist es wahrscheinlich bei den Renovierungsarbeiten von Alessandro Calegari im 18. Jahrhundert verloren gegangen.

Zwischen dem Ende des 2. und dem Beginn des 3. Jahrzehnts des Jahrhunderts gibt es mehrere Holzkunstwerke mit ungewisser Zuschreibung. Die Gruppe des Auferstandenen Christus zwischen den Heiligen Johannes dem Täufer und Martin in der Pfarrkirche von Vezza d'Oglio stammt aus der dieser Zeit.

Um 1520 muss wahrscheinlich die Ausführung einer Madonna mit Kind auf dem Thron für die Kirche San Girolamo in Gottolengo, die Lamberti dank stilistischer Gegenstücke zugeschrieben wurde, angesetzt werden. Bemerkenswert ist die Tatsache, dass das Kapitel des Karmelitenordens von San Girolamo in diesem Jahr den Notar "Stephanum de Lambertis" aus Brescia zu ihren Prokurator ernannt hatten. Der Text erwähnt nicht den Beruf des Schnitzers, aber er stellt immer wieder das Problem der zweifelhaften, doppelten beruflichen Qualifikation des Bildhauers dar.

Aus dem 3. Jahrzehnt gibt es auch das Altarbild des Hochaltars der Kirche Santa Lucia in Giustino, dessen Zuordnung jedoch zwischen Lamberti und Maffeo Olivieri umstritten ist. Die, wenn auch zweifelhafte, Urheberschaft wäre jedoch auf den Ersten, auf der Grundlage formaler Ähnlichkeiten mit der Madonna in der Kirche San Rocco a Passirano zurückzuführen, die jenem zugeschrieben wird. Eine Verwechslung zwischen den beiden Bildhauern bei der Zuschreibung der Werke ist nicht neu, nicht nur wegen des Stilzusammenhangs, sondern auch wegen der Farbbeschichtungen, welche wahrscheinlich immer vom gleichen Maler ausgeführt wurden. Letzterer wäre ein nicht identifizierter "Zuan Antonio del lago Dalugano" oder Paolo da Caylina il Giovane.

Im Jahre 1530 erhielt ein "Stefano intaiador", der als Lamberti da Papaleoni identifiziert wurde, eine Zahlung von 400 Lire für die Herstellung einer Pietà, die auf dem Altar der Scuola del Santissimo Sacramento in der Pfarrkirche von Condino steht.

Während seiner künstlerischen Reife schlug Bruno Passamani vor, den Heiligen Martin auf dem Thron der Pfarrkirche von Corteno Golgi, auch wegen der stilistischen Zuschreibung einer Madonna auf dem Thron mit Kind, die in derselben Kirche aufbewahrt wird, Lamberti zuzuschreiben. Letztere stammt jedoch nicht von Lamberti, sondern von Tiburzio Del Maino und kann zwischen 1524 und 1529 datiert werden.

1530 übernahm Stefano Lamberti von Agostino Castelli die Funktion des Bürgermeisters von Brescia, die er bis zu seinem Tod innehatte. Im selben Jahr erhielt er den Auftrag, ein Modell für das neue Portal des Palazzo della Loggia zu entwickeln, das dann von Nicolò da Grado ausgeführt wurde und heute noch vorhanden ist. Weitere Aufträge betreffen einige Arbeiten an der Festung Garzetta, die nicht mehr existiert, und verschiedene Instandhaltungsarbeiten an den Stadtmauern.

Laut Pandolfo Nassino starb Lamberti am 23. November 1538 in Brescia.

Einzelnachweise

Literatur

Notar (Italien)
Bildhauer (Italien)
Person (Brescia)
Gestorben 1538
Geboren 1482
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Worker does not require any additional installation - it is started and managed by the Server. Worker runs on the same host as the Server Core, i.e. it is not used for parallel or distributed processes. In the case of a Cluster, each Cluster node has its own Worker.
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import org.apache.wicket.Component;
import org.apache.wicket.ajax.AjaxChannel;
import org.apache.wicket.ajax.AjaxRequestTarget;
import org.apache.wicket.ajax.attributes.AjaxCallListener;
import org.apache.wicket.ajax.attributes.AjaxRequestAttributes;
import org.apache.wicket.ajax.markup.html.form.AjaxButton;
import org.apache.wicket.behavior.AttributeAppender;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.form.Button;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.form.Form;
import org.apache.wicket.markup.html.panel.FeedbackPanel;
import org.apache.wicket.model.IModel;
import org.apache.wicket.model.Model;

/**
 * FormPanel pre-populated with a BorderPanel, which includes a titlePanel and
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    private ButtonsPanel buttonsPanel;

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    private ButtonsPanel leftButtonsPanel;

    public BorderedFormPanel(String id, IModel<String> titleModel) {

        super(id);

        border = new BorderPanel(super.newPanelId());
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        border.addHeaderLeftItem(new BorderTitlePanel("title", titleModel));

        feedbackPanel = createFeedbackPanel(border.newPanelId());
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//        formItems = new ContainerPanel(border.newPanelId());
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        buttonsPanel.addButton(button);

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    public void addButton(IModel<String> buttonTextModel, final AjaxAction ajaxAction) {
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                if (ajaxAction instanceof ConditionalAction) {
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                    return super.isEnabled();
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                    return super.isEnabled();
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            @Override
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                        // Note that we use the border, not "this", since we actually move the border in
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                        // Note that we init rich text areas in EffReg.js, maybe we should do this there too

                        return String.format("$('#%s').find('.richTextArea').each(function () { var t = tinyMCE.get($(this).attr('id')); if (t) { t.save(); } });", border.getMarkupId());
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                attributes.setChannel(new AjaxChannel("PopupButton", AjaxChannel.Type.ACTIVE));

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    }

    @Override
    public PanelContainer addPanel(Component panel) {
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    public void updateFeedback(AjaxRequestTarget target) {
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Home World Middle East News Israeli F-16 Fighter Jet Shot Down by Syrian Anti-Aircraft Fire
Israeli F-16 Fighter Jet Shot Down by Syrian Anti-Aircraft Fire
According to the Israeli military, one of its F-16 fighter jet has crashed amid Syrian anti-aircraft fire after an offensive against Iranian targets in Syria.
The two pilots parachuted to safety before the crash in northern Israel. It is believed to be the first time Israel has lost a jet in the Syrian conflict.
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted: "Moments ago, IAF aircraft, targeted the Syrian Aerial Defense System & Iranian targets in Syria. 12 targets, including 3 aerial defense batteries & 4 Iranian military targets, were attacked. Anti-aircraft missiles were fired towards Israel, triggering alarms in northern Israel."
Red alert sirens sounded in areas of northern Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights due to Syrian anti-aircraft fire.
Residents reported hearing a number of explosions and heavy aerial activity in the area near Israel's borders with Jordan and Syria.
Israel was carrying out strikes after the launch of an Iranian drone into Israel. The drone was intercepted.
Syria accused Israel of "aggression", as Israel then launched more strikes.
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In a statement, the Israeli military said "a combat helicopter successfully intercepted an Iranian UAV [unmanned aerial vehicle] that was launched from Syria and infiltrated Israel".
It said the drone was identified quickly and was "under surveillance until the interception".
The drone went down on Israeli territory and was "in our possession", IDF spokesperson Brig Gen Ronen Manelis said.
The military said that in response the IDF "targeted Iranian targets in Syria". It said the mission deep inside Syrian territory was successfully completed.
After coming under Syrian anti-aircraft fire, the F-16's two crew ejected and were later taken to hospital. One of them was "severely injured as a result of an emergency evacuation", the IDF said.
It was not clear whether the F-16 jet was hit by anti-aircraft fire or went down near Harduf for other reasons.
Syrian state media quoted a military source as saying that the country's air defenses opened fire in response to an Israeli act of "aggression" against a military base on February 10, hitting "more than one plane".
Meanwhile, Iran, Russia and the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon – key allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad – dismissed as "lies" Israeli claims that an Iranian drone had entered Israeli airspace, news wires report.
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Home » Chef Flynn Documentary Premieres in Toronto
CANADA, LIFESTYLE, ONTARIO
Chef Flynn Documentary Premieres in Toronto
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Flynn McGarry began hosting his own supper club when he was 11 years old in his home, aided by his schoolmates. Fast forward. Now 19, he has been a fascinating subject for the readers of the New York Times Magazine, Time and food blogs the world over. McGarry is the subject of Chef Flynn, the second feature doc from director Cameron Yates (The Canal Street Madam).
We all love to film the rights of passage of our children: science experiments, soccer games, art projects until suddenly we realize that we documented hours and hours of our child's life. But when mom, Meg McGarry, is a filmmaker and the hobby of her 5 year old hobby is cooking and creating small culinary masterpieces learned from TV cooking shows, the videos are a cut above. The child prodigy's focus, tenacity and amazingly sophisticated palate become clear. While filming him cooking in his bedroom and hosting dinner parties aided by a kitchen brigade of his classmates, what was she thinking? A passing phase? Mozart?
Enter Cameron Yates, a documentary film maker who sifted through this compendium of home movies and found a fascinating subject for his next film, Chef Flynn. Featuring over 18 years of personal archival footage as well as intimate vérité, this feature documentary portrait is not only the study of a rising star thrown into the media spotlight at an early age, but also a reflection of motherhood and what it means to give up one's own identity in furtherance of a child's passion.
Respected in NYC
At 15, accompanied by his mother, Flynn moved to New York to do stages in top restaurants – and yes, the seasoned chefs in the most important dining city in the world showed him respect.
As his expertise and imagination soars, so does his reputation, and his tasting dinners in family home in California became a "must try", as guests came from far and wide. Newspapers, magazines and bloggers wrote feature stories on this unusually talented young man. In the film, compiled of home movies and footage by Yates, we see the child grow up and the chef blossom. His focus is unwavering, and his personality does not become altered as his confidence in himself and his craft grows.
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Of course, there are a few disappointments along the way, such is life, but by sheer talent and force of will, at age 19, his dreams have come to fruition. Today he has his own restaurant, Gem, located in New York's Lower East Side. Small, yes, but perfect. He serves a 12 to 15 course menu to two seatings of 12 guests Tuesday through Saturday.
Cameron Yates has captured this young man's life in a brilliant and inspirational documentary film. Playing now. One-Week engagement begins January 25, at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.
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Depp dropped from Fantastic Beasts after losing libel case
Johnny Depp in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldWARNER BROS
LOS ANGELES – Johnny Depp on Friday was forced out of the Fantastic Beasts movie franchise days after losing a libel case in Britain against a tabloid that branded him a "wife beater".
The US actor, writing on Instagram, said that AT&T Inc's Warner Bros movie studio had asked him to leave his role as villain Gellert Grindelwald.
"I have respected and agreed to that request," he said.
Warner Bros said in a statement that Depp "will depart the Fantastic Beasts franchise" and that his role would be recast.
Depp recently resumed production on the third film in the spin-off from Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling.
Warner Bros said on Friday its release date had been pushed back to summer 2022 from November 2021.
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Rowling – herself a survivor of domestic abuse – declined to comment on Depp's departure.
His exit marked a relatively rare move by Hollywood to recast an actor on ethical grounds.
Depp, 57, who plans to appeal the London libel judgment, wrote that his "life and career will not be defined by this moment".
He had sued the publishers of the Sun newspaper after it said he had been violent toward former wife, US actress Amber Heard, 34. The publication also questioned his casting in the Fantastic Beasts franchise.
Rowling had come under fire in 2017 for casting Depp in the first Fantastic Beasts movie after initial details of his 2016 divorce from Heard were made public.
She said at the time that the circumstances of the divorce were a private matter. Warner Bros also said in 2017 that it supported to decision to keep Depp. - REUTERS


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Laura Ackerman Smoller (* 8. Mai 1960 in Little Rock) ist eine US-amerikanische Historikerin.

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Sie erwarb 1981 den AB am Dartmouth College, 1984 den AM an der Harvard University und 1991 den Doctor of Philosophy an der Harvard University. Von 2007 bis 2014 war sie Professorin für Geschichte an der University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Seit 2014 ist sie Professorin für Geschichte an der University of Rochester.

Ihre Forschung konzentriert sich auf Magie, Wissenschaft und Religion im Europa des Mittelalters und der Renaissance, Astrologie und apokalyptische Prophezeiung sowie Heilige und Wunder.

Schriften (Auswahl)
 History, prophecy, and the stars. The Christian astrology of Pierre d'Ailly, 1350–1420. Princeton 1994, ISBN 0-691-08788-1.
 The saint and the chopped-up baby. The cult of Vincent Ferrer in medieval and early modern Europe. Ithaca 2014, ISBN 978-0-8014-5217-8.

Weblinks
 prabook.com
 sas.rochester.edu
 rochester.academia.edu
 opac.regesta-imperii.de

Mittelalterhistoriker
Hochschullehrer (University of Rochester)
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1960
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Hochschullehrer (Little Rock)


Revenues made by Manchester United have hit a record as the football club earned more money from TV rights.
TV revenue rose 5.2% to £204m after the club finished second in Premier League last season, against sixth before.
But there was a big revenue fall in the final quarter due to United's poor showing in a key European competition.
Revenue for the three months to 30 June fell 16% to £147.6m, as United failed to make it through to the quarter-finals of the lucrative UEFA Champions League.
With the New York-listed club back in the competition this year, United is predicting that revenues will be between £615m to £630m in the current financial year.
The club is currently seventh in the Premier League, eight points behind early leaders Liverpool and six behind cross-town rivals and reigning champions Manchester City.
There have been media reports of behind-the-scenes discord between Mr Woodward and manager Jose Mourinho over the club's player recruitment policy.
Mr Woodward said: "Everyone at the club is working tirelessly to add to Manchester United's 66 and Jose's 25 trophies. That is what our passionate fans and our history demands.
Total commercial revenue for the year was £276m, up 0.2%, although within that, sponsorship revenue was £173m, a 1% rise.
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New research from ABTA reveals that the average number of holidays taken per person per year has grown to 3.8, an increase of 0.4 on last year.
This is the highest number of holidays taken per person in the last five years and almost equal to numbers seen in 2011 (3.9).
The average number of overseas holidays has bounced back to the 2015 figure of 1.7 per year, having dropped to 1.4 in 2016. Breaks in the UK have remained steady after a very successful 2016.
ABTA's Holiday Habits Report 2017 also reveals that, in the 12 months to August 2017, 87% of Brits took a holiday either at home or abroad. This is the largest proportion of the UK population taking a holiday since 2011, and maintains the significant growth from 2015 when only 77% did so.
Whilst people are taking more holidays, they are thinking more carefully about how they spend their money and planning ahead to get the holiday they want.
Over a quarter (26%) of holidaymakers are booking earlier, up from one in five (21%) in 2016. Cheaper prices/better deals was given as the number one reason for doing this by 59% of early bookers, followed by more chance of availability (45%).
There has also been an increase in people planning to spend more on their holidays in the next year. Almost a third of people (31%) are planning to spend more, an increase on last year (24%).
The increase in holiday-taking is being fuelled outside the capital, with every region in the country increasing its holiday-taking with the exception of London, which has seen a noticeable drop in the number of holidays taken. People in the North West have taken the most holidays in the last year, followed by those in the West Midlands, Scotland and the South West. People in the North East have taken the fewest holidays per person, followed by London and Northern Ireland.


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Arbitrariness found in the services of the PSU: Punjab and Haryana High Court
With the authority and power to decide comes a big responsibility to decide correctly. Unless the institutions hold such person(s) who have been conferred such authority accountable for their patently arbitrary decision, it is difficult to rein in. The remarkable judgment was given in the matter which was headed by J. Anil Kshetarpal, in the matter of Meena Yadav v. Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limiter and others [Civil Writ Petition No. 2829 of 2020], where it was observed that the public sector undertakings appreciate gigantic attentiveness while conveying state's largesse's. Notwithstanding, when the choices which were taken whenever discovered completely self-assertive and unseemly, at that point the courts are constrained to mention certain objective facts.
The respondent corporation issued an advertisement for inviting applications for the allotment of retail outlet proposed to be set up at various locations within 1 km from Gopal Dev Chowk on Rewari Narnaul Road NH-11. The petitioner submitted an application under "DC/"B" category along with requisite fee of Rs. 10,000/-. In the same application the details of the land so offered was disclosed. In the draw of lots, the petitioner turned out to be lucky and the same was informed her with a request to remit a sum of Rs.50, 000/- as initial security and submit the required documents. The Land Evaluation committee which was set up by the respondents evaluated the land and the communication of the same was made to the petitioner. It was also informed that her land is ineligible because of a 68 meter median cut. The petitioner pointed that there was no cut present within 100 meters of the site.
The learned counsel appearing for the corporation had defended its action on the ground that on the day of visit, the gap/break/cut in the median was in existence and therefore, the Land Evaluation Committee had no choice but to recommend her disqualification.
The court observed that "Constitution's vision of justice enshrined in Article 14 of the Constitution of India provides that "The State shall not deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of the laws within the territory of India". Basis structure of the Constitution provide that there shall not be any discrimination between any one including the haves and have not's. Unless the institutions hold such person(s) who have been conferred such authority accountable for their patently arbitrary and unconscionable decisions, it is becoming difficult to rein in. In the present case, it has been found that the impugned decision taken falls in aforesaid category. The petitioner herein is pitted against wife of a politician who was a Minister in the State Government. This Court leaves it to the respondent oil company to take suitable steps".
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At our wedding reception we couldn't have been happier with Syndicate's performance. We'd been to several friends' weddings in the run up to our own and had seen some really good bands, but ours was easily the best! The repertoire was great and there was a good selection of tracks to suit everyone. The band got everyone dancing all night and people kept saying to us how amazing they thought the music was. I've got friends that are in bands and even they said how good they thought the band was! We honestly can't recommend them enough... Oh, and they learnt the song we wanted for our first dance which made it extra special!
All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix)
All My Loving (The Beatles)
Are You Gonna Be My Girl (Jet)
Bad Moon Rising (Creedance Clearwater Revival)
Badge (Cream)
Blue Suede Shoes (Elvis)
Brown Sugar (The Rolling Stones)
Can't Buy Me Love (The Beatles)
Can't Take My Eyes Off You (Frankie Valli)
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Fire (Jimi Hendrix)
Fly Me To The Moon (Frank Sinatra)
Foxy Lady (Jimi Hendrix)
Happy Together (The Turtles)
Hard To Handle (Otis Reading)
Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
Hey Jude (The Beatles)
Higher And Higher (Jackie Wilson)
Honky Tonk Woman (The Rolling Stones)
Hound Dog (Elvis)
I Feel Fine (The Beatles)
I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Marvin Gaye)
I Want You Back (Jackson 5)
I'm A Believer (The Monkees)
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Beat It (Michael Jackson)
Blame It On The Boogie (The Jacksons)
Brown Eyed Girl (Van Morrison)
Dancing Queen (Abba)
Don't Stop Believing (Journey)
Don't Stop Me Now (Queen)
Don't You Want Me Baby (The Human League)
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (The Police)
Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor)
Go Your Own Way (Fleetwood Mac)
Heart Of Glass (Blondie)
Have I Told You Lately (Van Morrison)
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Long Train Runnig (The Doobie Brothers)
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Message In A Bottle (The Police)
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Twentyith Century Boy (T Rex)
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Walk This Way (Aerosmith)
We Are The Champions (Queen)
With Or Without You (U2)
Wonderful Tonight (Eric Clapton)
You Give Love Bad Name (Bon Jovi)
90's To Present
All I Wanna Do (Sheryl Crow)
All The Small Things (Blink 182)
Angels (Robbie Williams)
Basket Case (Greenday)
Better Together (Jack Johnson)
Blank Space (Taylor Swift)
Breakfast At Tiffanys (Deep Blue Something)
Bohemian Like You (Dandy Warhols)
Buck Rogers (Feeder)
Budapest (George Ezra)
Chandelier (Sia)
Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
Dakota (The Stereophonics)
Dance The Night Away (The Mavericks)
Dancing In The Moonlight (Toploader)
Danny California (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Don't Look Back In Anger (Oasis)
Forget You (Cee Lo Green)
Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
Get The Party Started (Pink!)
Happy (Pharrell Williams)
Hold Back The River (James Bay)
Hey Ya (Outkast)
High And Dry (Radiohead)
I Belive In A Thing Called Love (The Darkness)
I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor (Arctic Monkeys)
I Got A Feelin (Black Eyed Peas)
I Kissed A Giel (Katy Perry)
In The Morning (Razorlight)
I Predict A Riot (The Kaiser Cheifs)
Ironic (Alanis Morrissette)
Just The Way You Are (Bruno Mars)
Last Night (The Strokes)
Let It Go (James Bay)
Let Me Entertain You (Robbie Williams)
Live Forever (Oasis)
Locked Out Of Heaven (Bruno Mars)
Losing My Religion (Rem)
Make You Feel My Love (Adele)
Mercy (Duffy)
Mr Brightside (Killers)
Mr Jones (Counting Crows)
Park Life (Blur)
Payphone (Maroon Five)
Place Your Hands (Reef)
Poker Face (Lady Gaga)
Price Tag (Jessie J)
Roll With It (Oasis)
Rolling In The Deep (Adele)
Riptide (Vance Joy)
Rule The World (Take That)
Ruby (The Kaiser Cheifs)
Save Tonight (Eagle Eye Cherry)
Sex On Fire (The Kings Of Leon)
She's Electric (Oasis)
She's The One (Robbie Williams)
She Will Be Loved (Maroon Five)
Shut Up And Dance (Walk The Moon)
Song 2 (Blur)
Somebody Told Me (The Killers)
Stay (Rihanna)
Stay With Me (Sam Smith)
Thinking Out Loud (Ed Sheeran)
Time Of Your Life (Green Day)
This Love (Maroon Five)
Torn (Natalie Imbruglia)
Under The Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Use Somebody (The Kings Of Leon)
Valerie (Amy Winehouse Or Zootons)
Weather With You (Crowded House)
We Found Love (Rihanna)
Wake Me Up (Avicii)
What's Up (4 Non Blondes)
Wild Wood (Paul Weller)
Wonderwall (Oasis)
Yellow (Coldplay)
You Do Something To Me (Paul Weller)
Your Song (Elie Goulding)
You've Got The Love (Florence And The Machine)
All I Want For Christmas Is You (Mariah Carey)
Last Christmas (Wham!)
Merry Christmas Everybody (Slade)
Merry Christmas Everyone (Shakin Stevens)
First Dance Ideas
A Thousand Years (Christina Perri)
Fix You (Coldplay)
Iris (The Goo Goo Dolls)
I Won't Give Up (Jason Mraz)
Yes, so long as it suits our style of performance.
Do you have fully contained lighting and PA set up?
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Альберт Григорьевич Драгалин (10 апреля 1941, Моржовец — 18 декабря 1998, Дебрецен) — советский , -конструктивист, внесший весомый вклад в интеграцию советской школы конструктивной математики в общемировую систему математико-логического знания. В 1970-е — начале 1980-х годов — доцент МГУ, в 1990-е — профессор Дебреценского университета. Основные работы — по теории доказательств, интуиционизму, нестандартному анализу.

Биография
Окончил в 1963 году механико-математический факультет МГУ, с 1966 года — преподавал на кафедре математической логики. В 1968 году защитил в МГУ кандидатскую диссертацию «Конструктивные трансфинитные числа и обоснование принципа конструктивного подбора» под руководством основателя советской конструктивистской школы Андрея Маркова.

В 1983 году вместе со второй женой — венгерским математиком Светланой Бузаши — переехал в Дебрецен, выучил венгерский язык, работал в вычислительном центре Дебреценского университета. В 1988 году защитил в Венгрии докторскую диссертацию. С 1990 года работал на факультете математики и информатики Университета имени Кошута, а в 1993 году возглавил на факультете кафедру вычислительной математики.

Скоропостижно скончался утром 18 декабря 1998 года у себя дома в Дебрецене в результате сердечного приступа.

Научные результаты
Значительное место в научной работе занимало исследование роли принципа Маркова и вопросы соотношения интуиционизма и конструктивизма; в результате установил несовместимость принципа Маркова с классическим интуиционизмом Брауэра. Кроме того, доказал полноту конструктивной арифметики с принципом Маркова и правилом Карнапа.

Для генценовских систем первого порядка с правилом введения связок в антецедент и сукцедент доказал свойство сильной нормализации: любая последовательность шагов устранения сечения завершается, если при этом не переставляются соседние сечения. Для серии теорий второго порядка нашёл конструктивные доказательства устранимости сечений. Получил некоторые важные результаты в интуиционистской теории типов.

Преподавательская деятельность
С 1966 по 1983 год, работая на кафедре математической логики мехмата МГУ, прочитал ряд спецкурсов по аксиоматической теории множеств, теории доказательств, интуиционизму, разрешимым теориям, нестандартному анализу, практически каждый год разрабатывал новый спецкурс.

Внёс существенный вклад на формирование общего курса математической логики в МГУ, в качестве учебного пособия для курса в соавторстве с Колмогоровым написал 2 учебника. В те же времена вёл научный семинар по теории доказательств, был учёным секретарём семинара по математической логике (под руководством Андрея Маркова). Всего за время работы в МГУ под его руководством защищено 16 кандидатских диссертаций по математической логике, среди диссертантов — Николай Непейвода, Валерий Хаханян, Сергей Артёмов.

Возглавляя кафедру в Дебреценском университете, создал фактический центр венгерской математической логики, среди аспирантов кафедры были студенты из Венгрии, Румынии, Украины.

Семья
От первого брака остался сын. Вторая жена — венгерская подданная Светлана Бузаши, вслед за которой Драгалин в 1983 году переехал в Дебрецен, умерла в 1991 году.

Третья жена — Елена Драгалина-Чёрная (доктор философских наук, по состоянию на 2014 год — профессор Высшей школы экономики), поженились в 1995 году, в 1996 году в семье родилась дочь.

Публикации
В соавторстве с Колмогоровым написал два учебника по математической логике.

Автор серии статей по математической логике в Большой советской энциклопедии (3-е издание), Математической энциклопедии (1981—1984) и Математическом энциклопедическом словаре (1988). Был переводчиком и редактором переводов на русский язык более десятка книг по теории множеств и математической логике.

Ключевые статьи опубликованы в издании 2003 года «Конструктивная теория доказательств и нестандартный анализ», включившим также монографию «Математический интуиционизм. Введение в теорию доказательств». В том же издании собрана полная библиография печатных работ учёного (98 пунктов), а также перепечатаны некоторые из статей Драгалина для Математической энциклопедии.

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The Living Constitution: Amendments for the 21st Century
One More Round: The 17th and Constitutional Interpretation
William A. Niskanen • December 19, 2005 •
On the 17th Amendment
To Prof. Amar: Let's be careful about the phrase "state's rights." States do not have rights; only people have rights. State governments have only those powers authorized by their state constitutions and not prohibited to them by the federal Constitution. A repeal of the 17th Amendment would restore one state government power that, I suggest, was critical to the limitation of unauthorized federal powers for 124 years.
To Judge Kozinski: You are correct that the authors of the Federalist Papers, in making the case for the proposed Constitution, argued that the national government would be less subject to "faction" than would any individual state. Among the much larger number of members of the constitutional convention, however, there was only one vote against the provision that U.S. Senators would be selected by the state legislatures. The primary effect of this provision on fiscal responsibility is that it contributed to limiting the unauthorized expansion of federal powers. In 1913, the year in which the 17th Amendment was ratified, total federal outlays were 1.8% of GNP, almost all of which was for the military and the deferred costs of prior wars, and the total federal debt was 3.0% of GNP. Total federal outlays are now 20.3% of GNP, most of which is for programs for which there is no explicit constitutional authority, and the federal debt held by the public is now 36.4% of GNP.
On Constitutional Interpretation
The case for a strict interpretation of the Constitution is not dependent on a shared judgment that the Framers got everything right, either for their generation or ours, even though their political values and judgement were extraordinarily good. The primary case for a strict interpretation of the Constitution is to force the demands for constitutional change through the Article V processes for amending the Constitution. This would assure that any changes in the Constitution would reflect a very broad consensus. A change in the effective constitution, in contrast, now requires the approval of only the president, a majority of both houses of Congress, and a majority of the Supreme Court. In other words, we have politicized and democratized the process of constitutional change — to the point that the written Constitution is now no longer even a parchment barrier to constitutional change.
My thanks to all of you for your contributions to this dialogue.
Three Amendments: Responsibility, Generality, and Natural Liberty by James M. Buchanan
Nobel laureate James M. Buchanan argues that the Constitution should include amendments requiring a balanced budget, forbidding discrimination in outlays, and guaranteeing the natural liberty to exchange within and across our borders. "The 'regulatory state' has not worked," Buchanan writes. "Abandonment of its constitutional legitimacy offers a starting point for constructive dialogue."
Reply to Buchanan by Akhil Reed Amar
Yale Law School professor Akhil Reed Amar says Buchanan's essay offers a "veritable feast" for thought, but he turns up his nose at the menu, arguing that Buchanan's amendments are either insufficiently supported by theory and evidence, likely to lead to distasteful consequences, or so indefinite in formulation that it is hard to say whether or not they could be made feasible.
Reply to Buchanan by Alex Kozinski
Judge Alex Kozinski of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit maintains that an America that would ratify Buchanan's proposed amendments would be an America that didn't need them. They may not be the best ideas even if feasible, he argues. Under the nondiscrimination amendment, Kozinski predicts, "we'd have Bush v. Gore going on 365 days a year, all over the country."
Reply to Buchanan by William A. Niskanen
Cato Institute chairman William A. Niskanen agrees with Buchanan about ends, but disagrees about means. Niskanen offers fixes for Buchanan's amendments and sets forth three tantalizing alternative amendments: have state legislatures — once again — elect U.S. Senators, allow the states to nullify federal law, and allow states to secede.
Response to Comments by James M. Buchanan
Notes on the 17th Amendment and States' Rights by Akhil Reed Amar
Odds and Ends by William A. Niskanen
Senators and the 17th by Akhil Reed Amar
Call Me a Panglossian by Alex Kozinski
One More Round: The 17th and Constitutional Interpretation by William A. Niskanen
A Few Final Thoughts on Constitutional Federalism by Akhil Reed Amar


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Maria Katharina Prestel geb. Höll (* 22. Juli 1747 in Nürnberg; † 16. März 1794 in London) war eine deutsche Pastell- und Aquarellmalerin, Kupferstecherin und Radiererin.

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Maria Katharina Höll war die älteste Tochter von Thomas und Maria Höll. Der Vater war Händler und die Familie gehörte zum Nürnberger Patriziat. In ihrer Jugend wurde Maria Katharina Höll im Zeichnen und Miniaturmalen unterrichtet, vermutlich vom Porträtmaler Leonhard Fischer, wobei nicht bekannt ist, wie lange der Unterricht dauerte oder wie gründlich er war. Hölls Interesse an der Kunst wurde von den Eltern nur geduldet.

Ab 1769 war Höll eine Schülerin ihres späteren Ehemanns Johann Gottlieb Prestel. Die Ausbildung bei ihm umfasste die gesamte künstlerische Bandbreite, wozu Kunsttheorie, Studium nach der Natur, zeichnerische Fertigkeiten, verschiedene Maltechniken und die Techniken der Druckgraphie gehörten. Höll und Prestel heirateten am 20. Juli 1772.

1773 wurde das erste von vier Kindern des Ehepaars geboren. Von diesen wurde später die einzige Tochter, Ursula Magdalena Reinheimer (1777–1845), als Malerin am meisten bekannt.

Durch die Heirat eröffnete sich für Maria Katharina Prestel eine professionelle Laufbahn als Künstlerin. Das Ehepaar gründete eine Werkstatt, in der es sich auf die Reproduktion von Handzeichnungen spezialisierte. Die Prestels verwendeten dabei vor allem die Aquatintatechnik, die in Deutschland damals sehr populär war, in Kombination mit verschiedenen Mischtechniken. Die Aquatintatechnik hatte den Vorzug, dass sie schnell zu lernen war, die Arbeitsweise dem Arbeiten bei Zeichnung oder Aquarell nahekam und die Erstellung im Vergleich zum Kupferstich zügig ging.

Zwischen 1776 und 1785 gaben die Prestels gemeinsam die Mappenwerke Praunsches Kabinett (1776–1780), Schmidtsches Kabinett (1779–1782) und Kleines Kabinett (1782–1785) heraus. Bei diesen Mappenwerken handelte es sich um Sammlungen von Reproduktionen aus Sammlungen von Originalen, die auf Subskriptionsbasis erstellt wurden. Solche Mappenwerke wurden im 18. Jahrhundert populär, da sie dem Großbürgertum den Aufbau einer Sammlung ermöglichten.

Der wirtschaftliche Erfolg ihrer Werkstatt reichte nicht aus und die Prestels mussten Nürnberg verlassen. Maria Katharina Prestel ging als erste 1782 allein nach Frankfurt am Main. Bei diesem Wechsel wurde sie von Heinrich Sebastian Hüsgen, einem Freund der Familie, unterstützt. In Frankfurt wohnte sie bei dem Maler Christian Georg Schütz d. Ä. (1731–1791) und war als Kupferstecherin tätig. Ein Jahr später folgten Ehemann und Kinder mit der Werkstatt nach Frankfurt.

Johann Gottlieb Prestel war ein schwieriger Ehemann. Angeblich wegen seiner Launen und Ausschweifungen trennte sich Maria Katharina Prestel 1786 von ihrem Mann und ging nach London, das damals das Zentrum für Reproduktionsgraphik war. Dort arbeitete sie als Reproduktionsstecherin, u. a. für John Boydell (1719–1804) und das Verlagshaus Molteno & Colnaghi. Später folgten ihr die beiden jüngsten Kinder Ursula Magdalena und Michael Gottlieb (1779–1815) für einige Zeit. Der Londoner Teil der Familie unterstützte die in Frankfurt zurückgebliebenen Familienmitglieder finanziell.

1794 starb Maria Katharina Prestel in London.

Literatur

 Claudia Schwaighofer: Das druckgraphische Werk der Maria Catharina Prestel (1747–1794). Magisterarbeit, Fakultät für Geschichts- und Kunstwissenschaften, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 2003. (PDF; 704 kB)
 Joseph Kiermeier-Debre / Fritz Franz Vogel (Hrsg.): Kunst kommt von Prestel. Das Künstlerehepaar Johann Gottlieb und Maria Katharina Prestel. Frankfurt ǀ London. Werkkatalog der Kunsthalle Memmingen. Böhlau, Köln 2008, 224 S, ISBN 978-3-412-20249-1

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Q: How do I control for a level-2 time-invariant covariate in a multilevel growth curve? I am analyzing a repeated measures experiment with a multilevel growth curve in SPSS. I want to control for a potential confound (baseline social support) when looking at differences in depressive symptoms between my groups. My measure of social support is a level-2, time-invariant variable (only measured at baseline). To control for this variable, is it sufficient to just enter it as a main effect in the fixed effects portion of the model? Or do I also need to enter a time*social support interaction to control for its influence on depressive symptoms across all timepoints?

A: You can control for social support by including it as a predictor in the fixed effect part of your model. Then all other coefficients are telling you about outcome differences when comparing two individuals with the same value of social support.
The issue of a time by social support interaction addresses a different issue, which you alluded to. Such an interaction would indicate whether changes in your outcome are at all different for individuals with higher/lower social support. This could serve a similar covariate role in the case that you were interacting other level 2 variables with time. This is consistent with Raudenbush & Bryk's notion of a "slopes as outcome" model.
Most folks would likely do the first (social support as predictor) and only do the second (interaction) if they had a hypothesis about the moderating role of social support on outcome changes.

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A Time Traveler's Guide with Ian Mortimer
February 3, 2022 .Reading time 1 minute.
Most of us know him best from his wonderfully informative "A Time Traveler's Guide" series, and today we are fortunate enough to have him on to answer YOUR questions on life from 1400-1700. The intent was to discuss inside the home, but as you'll soon discover he will teach you much more!
Episode 142: The Tragic Life of Margaret Pole
On this episode of Ask the Expert: Steph chats with author Samantha Wilcoxson and asks here YOUR questions on Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury.
Episode 136: Medical Downfall of the Tudors
November 11, 2021 .Reading time less than 1 minute.
Health and healthcare in the 21st century does not compare to that of the 16th century. On this episode Sylvia Barbara Soberton explains to us some of the issues that our favorite Tudors experienced. Steph asks Sylvia the questions YOU submitted!
Episode 128: A Brief History – Elizabeth Woodville
October 6, 2021 .Reading time less than 1 minute.
Here is a brief history on the life of Elizabeth Woodville, the queen consort of King Edward IV and daughter of Jacquetta of Luxembourg and Sir Richard Woodville. She had quite the turbulent life and as you'll discover from this episode she was was an extraordinary woman.
Episode 121: Richard III and Henry VII with Chris Skidmore
Welcome to Episode 121 – I'm so excited to share this episode with you because Steph was able to line up one of my personal favorites historians (and I'm quite jealous), Chris Skidmore. I know Chris from his amazing biography on Edward VI, but today he'll be answering YOUR questions on Richard III, Henry VII and the Battle of Bosworth (among other things). Stick around for the entire episode because we got the exclusive on his next book!
Episode 118: Arbella Stuart with Leanda de Lisle
July 5, 2021 .Reading time 1 minute.
Welcome to Episode 118! On this episode, Steph is joined by Leanda de Lisle who answers your questions on Arbella Stuart. We learn all about the secret marriage with William Seymour and Leanda wished for me to let you know that she misspoke when she said William was the son of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford and Catherine Grey. William was their grandson.
A Brief History: Margaret Douglas with Rosie Parent
A Brief History is a supplement episode of the Tudors Dynasty Podcast. On this episode I welcome a fellow podcaster, Rosie Parent, host of the History, Eh? podcast. I love that name so much!
Today, Rosie's subject is Margaret Douglas. You might know Margaret best as the daughter of Henry VIII's eldest sister, or maybe as the mother of Lord Darnley…but as usual, I'm going to let someone who has done more research on her life do the talking…and with that I'd like to welcome Rosie to the show….
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Clint Schaff is a Master of Ceremonies.
Clint has a love for being on stage — he served as the Goldy Gopher mascot, officiates weddings, teaches as an adjunct professor at USC and busts out hip hop karaoke raps weekly. His best work, though, is focused on helping others connect.
For nearly 20 years — and primarily in advertising and PR agency leadership roles at places Edelman, Golin and The Wonderful Company — Clint has made a living — and helped clients shape culture — through attention-getting media, collaborations, storytelling and, sure, parties.
Now as VP of Strategy and Development of the Los Angeles Times, Clint makes a new kind of media — one that focuses on collaborations and connections. Around topics like entertainment, politics, travel and food, he introduces brands and organizations to the LA Times' large and high-value audience.
Ever the party host, Clint might try to bring people together using a new, multimedia platform in one case, a lecture series or a brew-pub mixer for the next.
Disclaimer: My words only. I'm my own man!


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How to Explore the Heritage & History of the Dominican Republic
by Daniel Grenier May 10, 2021, 9:32 pm
The Dominican Republic earns fame for its white-sand beaches, turquoise waters, and adventurous activities. But when visiting the Dominican Republic, you shouldn't skip its most historic destinations. The Caribbean nation holds the first European settlements of the New World and has tons of iconic landmarks across its beautiful cities.
From medieval forts to colonial architecture, the Dominican Republic rewards history buffs with intriguing lessons. On a heritage & history tour, you delve into the Dominican Republic's story and learn about influential figures. To help get you started, here are the best places to visit in the Dominican Republic to explore its cultural attractions.
As the first European settlement of the New World, Santo Domingo is the historic heartbeat of the Dominican Republic. Christopher Columbus founded Zona Colonial in 1498, and the district earned status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Zona Colonial contains many of Santo Domingo's most treasured landmarks that showcase the city's resounding history.
When you step foot into the colonial district, it feels like you've entered a time portal into the 16th century. Parque Colón features a statue of Christopher Columbus and boasts a vibrant atmosphere of buskers and vendors. Around the corner, Basilica Cathedral of Santa María la Menor is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, and the medieval Fortaleza Ozama offers scenic views of the river.
The Museum of the Royal Houses was for important Spanish government officials, but the 16th-century structure now displays Taino and colonial artifacts. One of the most elegant buildings in Santo Domingo, the 18th century Pantheon of the Fatherland is a mausoleum for key figures in the Dominican Republic.
Alcázar de Colón boasts exquisite Mudéjar architecture and holds extravagant pieces of European Renaissance artwork. Although it's in crumbling ruins today, Monasterio de San Francisco remains a religious symbol as the first monastery of the New World. If you need time off your feet but still want to check out all the historic sites of Santo Domingo, the Chu Chu Colonial escorts you around the colorful Zona Colonial.
While often overshadowed by Santo Domingo, Santiago De Los Caballeros is among the most underrated places to visit in the Dominican Republic. It's the second-largest city in the Dominican Republic, and the star attraction is the grandiose Monument to the Heroes of the Restoration. The hilltop monument presents spectacular views of Santiago and honors those who fought in the War of Restoration against the Spanish.
Although the Dominican Republic first gained independence in 1844, the Spanish attempted to reassert its control of the sovereign state in 1861. A rebellion started shortly after in 1863, and the Dominicans captured Fortaleza San Luis in Santiago. The Spanish were defeated in 1865, and the Dominican Republic felt a new sense of national pride.
The 230-ft memorial is a reminder of the brave souls who fought for the independence of the Caribbean nation. Statues and exhibits present facts about the War of Restoration, and the iconic structure lights up at night. The nearby Fortaleza San Luis witnessed several strategic battles and is now a museum with interesting sculptures and artwork.
Most tourists flock to Puerto Plata for the beaches, but the Atlantic coast town has a rich colonial history. The Fortress of San Felipe was instrumental for the Spanish to defend the coast against invaders. Pirates and colonists from other European countries searched for gold and silver, and San Felipe helped deter enemies. The fortress witnessed many of the most strategic battles in the Dominican Republic and remains the only structure from colonial Puerto Plata.
After serving as a vital Caribbean fort for hundreds of years, San Felipe had a darker history as an infamous prison. The fortress housed captives during the War of Restoration and the dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. Eventually, San Felipe would become a museum that stores military weapons and artifacts from the colonial age.
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Written by Daniel Grenier
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