I'm pretty sure that, in at least one way, I am like you: I enjoy trading the markets. I take pleasure in picking investments through research and most especially, I am keen on taking profits. I may or may not be like you in that I am strictly a position trader. You'll never find me glued to the ticker, anxiously awaiting the signal to capture a quick profit. For me, that would be a monumental waste of precious time and an invitation to donate my resources to the other side of the market. Several of my friends and colleagues (and a great many CSI subscribers) take a different approach, however, relishing the process and the profits of day trading.
If you're satisfied with both your income and the pleasure derived from your trading activities, then you might prefer to skip this article and get back to trading. It is intended for traders who are unfulfilled either in profitability or enjoyment. It aims to help you decide whether position trading or day trading is right for you and includes tips to improve success using either investment style. There is undoubtedly merit in both position trading and day trading, provided the chosen approach suits your temperament, and the unique advantages and pitfalls of each approach are understood.
Let's start with a little comparing and contrasting: Just about anyone would agree that you can lose your money faster day trading. You can make money faster, too. Call that a draw. Are there other aspects of trading, such as expenses and analysis techniques that differ based on trade duration? My staff and I looked into noteworthy aspects of day trading and long- or intermediate-term trading that affect your bottom line. I'm sharing our findings here.
Because I rarely enter a market with a hasty exit in mind and because CSI happens to offer an end-of-day service, we had some concern that unintended biases might creep into this report. That having been said, please know that we tried to be absolutely objective. This was by no means a scientific evaluation, but more a compilation of ideas gleaned from magazine articles, books, websites and personal experiences in an attempt to show what works for users of both trading styles.
It is clear that fixed costs are greater for day traders, who typically sign on for expensive real-time update services, often with costly analysis software and advisory reports. Monthly software fees can also significantly add to the costs of intraday trading. Consider an example of how your "profits" might be eaten up over the course of a month while making multiple daily trades: So-called all-in-one firms earn substantial revenue from intraday traders through commissions, monthly fees and software upgrade fees. Because of limited data resources, and in the absence of many necessary tools such as offered by CSI, their customers may also incur outside fees for software, data, market indicators and recommendations.
The cost of executing trades has a much greater significance for day traders than for position traders because day traders make more trades. Therefore, the quality of fills gains heightened importance for day traders. Any time there is a formidable bid/ask spread, you are probably considering an illiquid market and may be paying too much. Did you know that the New York Stock Exchange offers the best price to traders 90% of the time?(1) This is why many brokerage firms use only the exchange and eschew "market makers" who provide the same service, but with typically worse fills for their clients.
Because stock limit orders are usually invisible to the market, small traders are forced to accept the best price the brokerage firm is willing to get them. In practice, this is often a market maker's bid or ask, which may represent a wider range than the bid-ask spread available through the exchange. The day trader who is continually paying the bid-ask spread does a lot to boost market makers' profits. Most market makers appear to kick back a nominal amount to the broker or vendor who supplies the order. The broker is obligated to disclose these relationships, plus payment terms and the percentage of order flow going to each. Be sure to read the fine print to find out where your money is going.
The spread between the bid and ask (slippage) can be significant. In this example from a brokerage website, it is ten cents per share. The quality of fills gains heightened importance for day traders. Any time there is a formidable bid/ask spread, you are probably considering an illiquid market and may be paying too much.
The availability of quality analysis tools is an important variable that, in general, gives an advantage to position traders. This is because position traders are likely to use long-term technical analysis in conjunction with fundamentals for evaluating trading opportunities. This contrasts to intraday systems that rely on very short-term technical signals that reverse themselves time and time again over the course of the day.
From my own experience, and with the support of many analysts, market fundamentals are key to determining what is and what isn't a good trade. Does this mean that day traders can't use fundamentals? Absolutely not! Day traders are not required to disregard longer-term trends and fundamentals. I daresay many of the CSI customers who are day traders have made the connection between long-term analysis and intraday profits. Those day traders who rely solely on tick-by-tick systems are adversely affected by limiting the scope of their analysis. Whether trades are signaled by technical indicators, pure fundamentals or hunches, and whether they are executed on a short-term (near real time) or end-of-day (position) basis, the best results come when trades are in the direction suggested by reliable fundamentals. For any trading style, you will usually get a better ride by first doing your homework.
The homework amounts to using fundamentals to determine the expected directional movement of related markets in general and of the traded market in particular. Once this is known, you can improve your odds greatly by trading in the direction suggested by the fundamentals. Many of these fundamentals are readily available from the Unfair Advantage® platform, so they are accessible by all CSI subscribers at no extra charge. Access to some of the information requires a visit to the CSI website. There you will find key statistical offerings provided only to our customers.
1) Heavy volume or open interest in any market very often leads to further movement in the same direction. The CSI database holds daily price, volume and open interest data on every world futures market and most popular stocks and options. Use these vast data resources to learn about all things financial.
Tip #1 - As you can see in this chart, heavy volume or open interest in a market often leads to further movement in the same direction. Note the price movement on days with tall volume bars. Price movement on the subsequent trading day nearly always follows through in the same direction.
2) - Increasing put/call ratios of the corresponding tradeable vastly increases confidence that a move will be sustained. CSI offers all world futures options and all stock index options. This very important and rare database makes CSI customers uniquely capable of analyzing put/call ratios.
3) - Strong moves in markets that are negatively correlated to the market you'll be trading strongly suggest movement in the opposite direction for your market. As any regular CSI website visitor knows for sure, you can get an immediate list of all stocks and/or all world futures markets that correlate positively and negatively with the given market you have chosen to trade. Such information will become invaluable in deciding the likely directional movement of a given market. When using the website correlation tables, there is no need to match up stocks with stocks or futures with futures. Your tradable market of interest may be paired with any market regardless of type.
4) - The level of correlation displayed is provided as a positive or negative quantity which ranges from minus 1.000 to plus 1.000. This is a statistical quantity and it happens to be a highly useful measure of association between the market you plan to trade and any other correlated market that suggests some significant causal influence.
Tip #4 - Markets that are positively correlated with the market you plan to trade have sustaining directional effects on your market when the independent, correlated market leads your market.
5) - If a correlated market is expressed as a foreign currency, be sure to convert the underlying currency to the currency of your market before evaluation. This is something you won't find in most competitors' software.
6) - Be aware that some commodities and futures exhibit tendencies to be "forward markets" or "backward markets." In forward markets, distant contracts have higher values than near contracts. The reverse is true for backward markets. Use this knowledge to your advantage.
8) - Introduce as much daily historical evidence as is made available through Unfair Advantage (over 50 years in the case of the CBT corn market) and factor in all available history through the current date before making a judgment on the future directional movement of the proposed market. The lengthy historical period will help you to prove your theories before you launch your trade.
9) - Commitments of Traders (COT) data is among the fundamental facts you should consider before making a trading decision. CSI provides the full history of all important trader information on regulated commodities through the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) report on the weekly USDA's C.O.T. report. This data, available to CSI subscribers, identifies the breakdown by open interest category of Large Traders, Small Traders, and Commercial traders. This invaluable resource provides a directional forecast of price movement for the most basic products to the U.S. economy. It is usually unwise to take a position in the market that is contrary to a unified commercial hedging position, as visible with the COT Index, but exceptions could occur. The broad directional coverage supplied should be consulted before any futures position or any related stock position is taken.
Tip #9 - Commitments of Traders (COT) data identifies the breakdown by open interest category of Large Traders, Small Traders, and Commercial traders, revealing the outlook as interpreted by insiders and professionals. Commercial interests often lead the market.
COT data is provided by publisher Steve Briese (www.InsiderCapital.com) in a modified form through The Bullish Review. Mr. Briese accepts subscriptions to his analysis of these numbers and related factors.
10) - Most markets have their complements. Live Cattle, for example, should be studied on the basis of Live Cattle options, the C.O.T. preferences over time, the put/call ratio of Live Cattle Options which measure immediate strength, the Canadian Dollar, which correlates negatively with Live Cattle, Feeder Cattle, which correlates positively with Live Cattle, and Feed Wheat, which correlates negatively with Live Cattle. You should also compare contract delivery months against each other. Don't forget to study the cash market as well.
11) - The seasonality of any related market's price behavior is another factor that should be considered before taking a position. CSI's seasonality study is a remarkable forward-looking tool that projects the behavior of any market into the future. Every market traded in every futures exchange on earth is covered through this dynamic seasonal study for the full period of historical resources reaching backward in time for decades. In all proposed trading opportunities, UA's seasonal study is a "must check" input.
Tip #11 - This two and 1/2 year chart of Perpetual Contract data for Heating Oil shows market movement (above) and the seasonal waveform below. The positive projection for the coming year is displayed in standard deviation units at the right side of the chart.
12) - Use filtering tools. CSI's MarketScanner module (within the UA product) can be used by position traders or day traders to isolate stocks that have similar technical characteristics or stocks that exhibit desired fundamental properties. You can scan and view all futures, all stocks, all stocks of a particular exchange or just the content of your portfolio(s). The scanner provides access to many categories of fundamental data and allows you to filter, sort and rank by fundamental and/or technical values. Use MarketScanner to look over and evaluate the field of possibilities before taking on any position. You'll be glad you took advantage of this capable product which is FREE to every Unfair Advantage subscriber.
Tip #12 - The above graphic shows MarketScanner and a sampling of studies and indicators available for filtering and sorting.
Use all of the above to learn how to trade from decades or at least a dozen years of past history. Then put everything together into a single package, and you should have a great chance to prevail with whatever approach you choose.
All this talk about fundamentals, which are, by their very nature, long-term indicators, might be alienating the day traders among us. I hope not, because day traders can benefit from studying fundamentals as much, if not more, than position traders. By knowing the fundamental elements affecting your market, you can be prepared to confidently enter short-term trades that are technically indicated and supported by the fundamentals. You can then either disregard or exercise great caution when acting upon technical signals that contradict the fundamentals. The fundamentals act as a compass pointing the general direction your market will go. Your short-term technical signals can then guide you through the labyrinth of fluctuations along the way.
Another MarketScanner chart, this one showing the results of three candidate studies. Each of the included studies can be used for screening potential investments.
As I was contemplating this paper, I received a Christmas present which, to my surprise, reinforced and confirmed the points being made today. The gift was the game "StakXChange," which is a Monopoly-like board game that mixes technical and fundamental properties to guide you to profits in a make-believe futures market exercise.
Each player can take on a purely technical perspective or can combine technical indicators and fundamentals to anticipate future price moves in an orderly and efficient manner. As your piece moves around the board, you can take your signals from built-in moving averages, a relative strength index, a stochastic index, or from any number of chart formations, etc. You are also made aware of related movements in silver and gold, and other precious metals as you attempt to predict future market direction in a given market. The winner is usually the player who capitalizes on the most information. Just like real life!
The game caught my eye more for its authenticity than for the fun of playing. The developers (Momentum4Fun, Inc.) showed a great deal of insight when they put this award-winning game together. It turns out to be a learning tool for even the seasoned trader who might benefit from contemplating more than just the price of a product over time.
In conclusion, despite my own dislike for watching tickers and personal preference for a laid-back approach, it is clear that many traders love the excitement of scalping the markets and derive great satisfaction from being actively involved in their investments. The essence of our findings is that success can be found in trades of any duration. Differences in profitability seem to come not from the length of your trade, but from the wisdom of the given position and from the expenses incurred.
Although I am still sold on position trading, I do not discourage real time or intraday traders. However, I believe that short-term and long-term market direction should always be based upon the longer term trends and conditions that are only evident from a market's association to statistically related markets and conditions. Day trading and position trading share a great deal in common, most notably that fundamentals can help improve trades of any duration. The added insight provided by fundamental data, which is inherently long-term, can deliver substantive benefits for both day traders and position traders. Admittedly, a bit of work is required to get to a point where you can incorporate fundamentals into your trading routine, but with patience and perseverance, you should have something that will win, and win and win for years to come.
The content of this article is for information only. Neither the author, editor nor CSI makes or has made any recommendation regarding the purchase or sale of any futures contract, security or other investment vehicle. Substantial risks are inherent in any trading exercise. Please seek the advice of trusted investment and tax professionals regarding the evaluation of any specific trade.
Each month in this column the CSI Technical Support Staff addresses issues of interest to many CSI subscribers. This month they discuss several aspects of using the Unfair Advantage factsheets. Topics include interpreting trading month descriptions, expanding column descriptions, locating time series within the factsheets, accessing early market data, and a listing of stock fundamental data found within the factsheets.
Q. When I view the Factsheets provided with Unfair Advantage, I notice that the "Active Months" column for commodities includes a cryptic set of "I"s and "V"s. What do these mean?
A. Each commodity has a corresponding 12-letter set of symbols that represent calendar months. The first letter represents January; the second represents February, etc. Each month is identified as "V" for valid trading month, "I" for invalid month or "S" for switching month. Switching months are very lightly traded, short-term contracts that fall between normal contracts. They are not available for most commodities. CBT Corn is a good example. Its Active Months are listed as: SIVIVIVIVISV. This indicates that January and November are switching months, February, April, June, August and October are invalid months, and March, May, July, September and December are normal, valid trading months.
Q. I can't make out all the headings on the Unfair Advantage factsheets because the columns are very narrow. How can I see the full descriptions?
A. The factsheets come to you in a very condensed form so that all the information can be displayed at once. Once you learn the meaning of each column, you'll probably prefer this condensed presentation. While learning, the easiest way to see the full heading name of any column is to double-click it. The column width will adjust to fit the heading, not the column data. As you expand more headings, the spreadsheet will expand horizontally. You can then use the scroll bar at the bottom of the table to view the full factsheet. To restore the table to its original presentation, right-click your mouse and then click the "Reset Column Width and Placement" button.
Q. I'm trying to track the economic and Commitments of Traders (COT) data you recommend following, but I can't find them in Unfair Advantage. Where are they?
A. These are listed in the "All Cash/Forward/Fundamentals" category. You can find this list by clicking the arrow next to the box labeled "Limit to Market Type," which is on the main Factsheet screen and on the "Select Data" screen when selecting a market to chart or adding to your portfolio. The drop-down menu offers 25 different data categories. A few other categories you might have trouble finding are: Domestic Stock Indices, Foreign Exchange Rates, Interest Rates, Narrow-Based Index Futures, Futures with options and Stocks with options. Find these and more on the Market Type menu.
Q. I'm interested in analyzing the earliest historical data CSI has to offer. How can I find the start dates of the earliest series in my database?
A. The start dates of all series in the CSI database can be found in the Factsheets. As mentioned above, the data is sorted into different categories, so you'll need to view a couple of different categories to see everything. Start with "All Stocks and Mutual Funds," then check "All Futures Markets." In both listings, click the "Start Date" heading to sort by that field. The stock list will begin with the Dow Jones Transportation Index (1928). The futures list will start with Dow Jones Indexes (1928), followed by Corn and Oats (1949). Access to this early data is not included in a basic CSI subscription, but you may purchase it for $10 per year per market category. Contact CSI marketing to make arrangements.
Q. Which stock fundamentals are available within Unfair Advantage for market analysis?
A. The Unfair Advantage stock factsheets include the following fundamentals: Sector and industry codes, Earnings, Shares Outstanding, Number and Percentage of Institutional Shareholders, Stock Beta, Five-Year Revenue and Dividend Growth, Dividend Yield, Latest Annual Net Income, Price/Earnings Ratio and Latest Annual Operating Revenue. You can use any of these as sort and/or filtering keys within UA's MarketScanner module. Note that Fundamental Data series are available for about 7,500 of the 12,000 stocks in the CSI database, including virtually all popular high-volume stocks.
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The Infinix Zero 5 Pro packs a pair of 12MP and 13MP sensors on its back. The main camera uses a Sony IMX386 sensor – you may take that as a sign of impressive shot taking capability. Infinix says this one is perfect for capturing superior quality images, even in portrait mode.


One of the fun, but challenging aspects of marketing for a fast-growing company in a high-paced industry is that things change all the time. And as a result, our marketing strategy has to shift, as well, in order to become even more effective and efficient.
A great example of this shift is that as our product has matured and has added powerful enterprise features, we've had to adapt our strategy to match our new up-market target audience. A big component of this change was adding more account-based marketing (ABM) elements to our marketing mix, and a significant chunk of our ABM execution takes place on LinkedIn.
Through this transition and through a bit of experimentation, we've picked up many tricks and tips. Here are six tips that have helped us succeed -- and succeed fast -- with ABM on LinkedIn.
Hold on, why shift to ABM? ABM has returned as the next big thing in B2B marketing, but it's important to understand when it actually is the right strategy. ABM works particularly well when you have a big average deal size because you can afford to give each account more attention and more resources. When your deal size is something like $10 a month, you have to have thousands, maybe even millions, of customers. It's not possible to effectively target that many accounts individually. But as your deal size gets bigger, like $10,000 a month, it makes a lot more sense to target single accounts. The math behind ABM has always been the case, but what has really propelled ABM into the forefront recently is the growth and maturity of marketing technology that allows B2B marketers to precisely execute and effectively measure highly targeted ABM.
And why on LinkedIn? We've found that LinkedIn is a great place for B2B marketers to start with ABM because of its massive scale and B2B-specific targeting capabilities.
Ok, back to the tips.
LinkedIn's ad platform has many requirements and restrictions for ABM targeting. For example, you can include a maximum of 100 companies per campaign, but also need to have more than 1,000 contacts per campaign. If you had set up a plan without knowing this -- say, created a list of 200 companies with 3 target contacts in each company -- it would have meant a lot of wasted time planning account groups that don't fit within LinkedIn's ad targeting infrastructure.
Just like any other LinkedIn campaign, it's important to keep in mind the targeting layers in addition to company name: job function (as a way to target job titles), job level/seniority, job titles (if you are targeting huge companies), skills, etc. These layers can help you create campaign groups that are targeted enough for effective marketing, but broad enough to hit the 1,000 contact minimum.
Picking the right accounts to target starts with being on the same page as your sales team. Meet with Sales and figure out how your LinkedIn ABM efforts can best complement the named account strategy that Sales is going after. At Bizible, we have several account lists that we use for our LinkedIn campaigns. One of those account lists syncs with our lead stages in Salesforce (our Sales data), and the other is based on one of our outbound sales call list. The effectiveness of both of these lists is dependent on strong alignment between our marketing team and our sales team.
Another step in picking the right accounts to go after, is segmenting the list of accounts into the right groups for effective targeting. An obvious example is that the ads we run to our lead stage list promotes very different content than the ads that are delivered to our outbound calling list. Therefore, it makes sense that these lists go in different campaigns.
In line with the previous tip, the beauty of ABM is that you can target specific accounts with messaging that is tailored to them -- it makes your ads as relevant as possible. If you know a company has a specific problem that your product solves, it's possible to write really compelling ad copy.
By no means is this easy, but it's worth trying to create as compelling ads as your resources permit. When it comes to ABM on LinkedIn, that takes the form of personalizing messaging for each account group.
If your sales cycle is longer than a few weeks, chances are good that employees at some of your target accounts will change titles or even change companies while you're actively targeting them. When doing ABM on LinkedIn, make sure that you're doing your best to keep your account list as accurate as possible.
Unfortunately this is manual in LinkedIn, but it's worth it to regularly review your lists and make changes as necessary. For example, our paid media manager updates the BDR lists weekly (which is in line with how often our BDRs update their lists) and some of our other lists get updated twice per month. After all, you don't want to waste money on irrelevant people.
One of the hardest aspects of account-based B2B deals is adjusting to a new measurement mindset. Unlike in B2C marketing where every single person can convert into an individual customer, in B2B marketing, an entire account -- typically multiple people -- can convert into one customer. This means that when you're measuring the impact of your ABM efforts, you must treat jane@companyxyz.com and john@companyxyz.com as a single account. If you expect the two leads to result in two new customers, you'll be very disappointed.
One of the biggest changes with ABM measurement is lead-to-account mapping. In the previous example, that's making sure that Jane and John (leads) are mapped to Company XYZ (an account). When each engage with our marketing, we want to see that Company XYZ shows multiple engagements, rather than multiple Company XYZs showing a single engagement each.
Whenever you have a more limited audience (like with ABM), there is a greater risk of audience fatigue. To keep your ads fresh, in the perspective of your target accounts, remember to switch up your offers and continue to test and monitor their performance. Keep an eye on your ads' click-through-rates and if any take a dip, it may be a signal that your audience is tired of seeing the same ad.
Finally, there are a few pain points to also keep in mind when executing an ABM strategy on LinkedIn. The first is that ABM on LinkedIn is still very manual at this point. There's no bulk uploading, so someone has to manually enter each company name, and there is also the inconvenience of company name redundancy -- multiple companies with the same name*. It's obviously important that you make sure that you choose the right company, and that can take a bit of manual work. And finally, especially for young companies, sometimes a company's name on LinkedIn is spelled differently from how they spell it on their website or how it's spelled on the list from your sales team.
ABM may seem like a daunting task, but even with many steps still requiring a bit of tedious, manual work, LinkedIn has proven to be a powerful way to effectively scale targeted ABM efforts. So far, we've seen a lot of success, and by following these tips we think you can, too.
*UPDATE: LinkedIn just announced that with an Assisted Account (there is a spend threshold), there are several new features, including bulk uploading! Our paid media manager is thrilled. Read more about the update here.


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Observations constraining dark matter clouds around spinning black holes in our galaxy
Dated 30 November 2021. Read this summary in PDF format (in English) and in other languages: Italian .
The mysterious dark matter exists all around us and yet is invisible to us. Such dark matter could be composed of extremely light particles known as bosons, each having a mass of approximately 10-47 kg (that's a number with 46 zeros after the decimal point, followed by a single "one"). These particles are about 20 orders of magnitude lighter than an electron! If they exist, they could randomly pop into existence near rotating black holes and could scatter, i.e. bounce, off the black holes, extracting energy and momentum from them. Because these bosons have mass, and the black hole exerts a strong gravitational pull, they become bound to it, which allows for successive scatterings and for more energy and momentum to be extracted. There is no limit on the number of bosons that can have a particular energy value, which means it is possible for 1050 of them to exist around the black hole and all extract energy from it!
The sheer number of particles leads to a macroscopic cloud of bosons forming around the black hole. At this stage, the bosons will annihilate over time, i.e. they will collide with each other, resulting in the emission of gravitational waves at an almost fixed frequency, almost a single tone. Very slowly over time, the cloud will get smaller and smaller as more and more bosons collide with each other, but it could take tens of thousands of years for it to disappear! The time it takes for the cloud to be created is much shorter than the time for the cloud to deplete through annihilation, ensuring that, in our lifetimes, these boson clouds will be emitting gravitational waves.
Using the most recent LIGO data, the LIGO/Virgo/KAGRA collaborations performed a search for gravitational-wave signals arising from depleting boson clouds that could come from anywhere in the sky. Such a search is very computationally intensive because we need to analyze each sky position separately at all frequencies, since we do not know the mass of each boson particle, nor where in the sky black holes have formed. Our method breaks the one-year dataset into small chunks of at most a few hours, looks for a monochromatic (i.e. with a single frequency) signal in these chunks, and combines them afterwards. Though we expect the signal to be monochromatic, we wish to also be robust towards uncertainties in the theories that govern gravitational-wave emission from depleting boson clouds. Therefore, we consider the possibility that the frequency of the gravitational-wave signal could wander randomly in time. In both cases, we do not find a significant signal at any boson mass or sky position, and so we set some of the most stringent upper limits on the existence of boson clouds around spinning black holes in our galaxy.
We interpret these limits in two ways. First, for a given distance, spin and age of a black hole, we compute the amplitude of the gravitational-wave signal that could have arisen from it for a variety of boson mass/black hole mass pairs. If this amplitude is larger than that derived in the analysis (which doesn't explicitly assume a depleting boson cloud model), we can exclude the presence of a cloud around a black hole at particular boson masses between 10-13 to 10-12 eV (~10-47 to 10-46 kg) and black hole masses between 5-100 solar masses, respectively. Second, we assume a model for the way that black hole masses are distributed, and for a fixed boson cloud age and random black hole spins, we calculate at what distance a cloud composed of bosons with a certain boson mass would have produced a strong enough signal to be detected. Our results imply that we would have been sensitive to, at best, black hole/boson cloud systems around 100 kpc (over 300,000 light years) away!
www.ligo.org
www.virgo-gw.eu
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Read a free preprint of the full scientific article here or on arXiv.org
Dark matter: Invisible matter that accounts for 85% of the matter in the Universe. We cannot see it with our eyes, but it interacts gravitationally, so we can infer its effects on a variety of astrophysical objects, e.g. on the velocities of stars in our galaxy. See also here.
Bosons: Class of elementary particles (the other ones are called fermions). Bosons carry an integer spin, while fermions have a half-odd integer spin. For example, the photon, the force carrier for electromagnetic waves, is a spin-1 boson. For more information, click here.
Black hole: A region in spacetime that exerts such a strong gravitational pull that not even light can escape its grasps. A star that is massive enough will, at the end of its life, explode and leave behind a black hole. Can span a wide range of masses, from one solar mass all the way up to 109 solar masses! Such "supermassive" black holes also exist at the center of galaxies.
Electronvolt (eV): A unit of energy commonly used in atomic and particle physics, e.g., to measure how much energy is needed to remove an electron from an atom. Because of the relation between energy and mass established by Einstein, E=mc2, masses of particles can be given in units of energy divided by the square of the speed of light, i.e., eV/c2. (Wikipedia)
Kiloparsec (kpc): A thousand parsecs. A parsec is an astronomical unit of length corresponding to roughly 3 light-years or 30 trillion kilometers.
LIGO: The Laser Interferometric Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a US-based pair of gravitational-wave detectors. One is situated near Livingston, Louisiana, and the other near Hanford, Washington. Both detectors are large-scale laser interferometers, with two perpendicular 4-km long arms, that attempt to measure any changes in the relative arm length caused by a passing gravitational wave.
Virgo: A gravitational-wave detector situated near Pisa, Italy. It is also a laser interferometer, but with 3-km long arms.
KAGRA: An underground gravitational-wave detector situated near Toyama, Japan. It is also a laser interferometer, but with 3-km long arms, and cryogenically cooled mirrors.
Spin: Angular momentum of a rotating black hole; one of the defining properties of black holes, along with mass and charge.
Upper limit: A statement about the maximum value some quantity can have while still being consistent with the data. Here, we use the concept to place constraints on the dark photon coupling strength at different frequencies. We use a 95% degree-of-belief limit, i.e. given the data there is a 95% probability that the quantity is below this limit.
Figure 1: A schematic showing a rotating black hole surrounded by a boson cloud (in red). The macroscopic cloud takes on a dipolar shape because that is the lowest energy state for bosons to fill. Credit: Richard Brito, Vitor Cardoso, Paolo Pani.
Figures from the publication
Figure 2 (Fig. 6 in the paper). Here, we assume that black holes with boson clouds could form at a distance of 1 kpc with a spin of 0.9 and could have one of three ages. We exclude the presence of a boson cloud around a black hole over particular mass ranges for the three possible ages given in the figure. Younger black holes emit stronger gravitational waves; hence, the solid-black exclusion region given by tage=103 years (one thousand years) also includes the entire space excluded by systems with greater tage, making it the most constraining of the three ages.
Figure 3: (Fig. 8 in the paper). Maximum distance reached as a function of boson mass, for fixed age of the cloud, for randomly chosen black hole spins and for black hole masses between 5–100 solar masses, chosen according to a particular mass distribution that favors light black hole masses. We can see that the youngest systems with tage=103 years can be constrained at the farthest distance away from us. Furthermore, these results are dependent on the population of black holes that we assumed, and could change if we allow for masses, spins and ages to be distributed in a different way.
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Off-Duty Detective Struck, Killed in Valley Village While Helping a Woman
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A memorial service was being planned Monday for a 41-year-old off-duty female sheriff's detective who was fatally struck by a vehicle in Valley Village while trying to help an older woman across the street, the Los Angeles County sheriff said.
The crash that took the life of Deputy Amber Leist occurred about 11:05 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Whitsett Avenue and Riverside Drive, according to Los Angeles police and the sheriff's department.
Leist was a 12-year-veteran of the department, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said.
"Deputy Leist leaves behind her parents and two sons, one 20-years-old and the second, 17-years-old," Villanueva said at a news conference at West Hollywood station on Sunday evening.
"The 20-year-old son is on active duty with the U.S. Navy and we were able to reach him," Villanueva said.
"It's been a tough day for our department and for West Hollywood station, where she was assigned," the sheriff continued.
Villanueva said that personnel at West Hollywood station were replaced Monday by personnel from other locations so that the West Hollywood personnel had a chance to grieve their loss. The department also assigned a psychologist to the station, he added.
Leist was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the LAPD said.
Sheriff's deputies and representatives of other law enforcement agencies escorted Leist's body from Cedars Sinai Hospital to the coroner's office Sunday evening, sheriff's officials said.
She was struck while "assisting a civilian," the sheriff said. He described that civilian as an elderly person who had fallen down while crossing a street.
The driver who hit the deputy stayed at the scene to render help, the LAPD said.
Leist was off-duty when she was struck, but Villanueva said the incident would be treated as an on-duty occurrence.
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Vendex North is relocating to The Centenary Pavilion, Leeds United Football Club in 2019, having outgrown its previous location. The multi-million-pound Centenary Pavilion is one of the biggest conference and events centres in the North of England and is expected to accommodate the largest number of stands at Vendex to date. The event will be held on October 30, 2019.


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from manticore.ethereum import ManticoreEVM

m = ManticoreEVM()
m.verbosity(2)
# And now make the contract account to analyze
# cat  | solc --bin
source_code = """
pragma solidity ^0.4.13;

contract Test {
    event Log(string);
    mapping(address => uint) private balances;

    function Test(){
        balances[0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111] = 10;
        balances[0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222] = 20;
        balances[0x3333333333333333333333333333333333333333] = 30;
        balances[0x4444444444444444444444444444444444444444] = 40;
        balances[0x5555555555555555555555555555555555555555] = 50;
    }

    function target(address key) returns (bool){
        if (balances[key] > 20)
            Log("Balance greater than 20");
        else
            Log("Balance less or equal than 20");
    }

}
"""
# Initialize accounts
user_account = m.create_account(balance=1000)
contract_account = m.solidity_create_contract(source_code, owner=user_account)

symbolic_data = m.make_symbolic_buffer(64)
symbolic_value = 0
m.transaction(
    caller=user_account, address=contract_account, value=symbolic_value, data=symbolic_data
)

m.finalize()
print(f"[+] Look for results in {m.workspace}")

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After reviewing the applications the State Resource Team has announced the regions that will be obtaining technical assistance through Stronger Economies Together, Phase VI: North Central Indiana Regional Planning Council (IN), Ozark Foothills (MO), East Central New Mexico (NM), Central South Carolina SET Collaborative (SC), Glacial Lakes (SD), Texas Forest Country Partnership (TX) and 7 Rivers Alliance-Monroe, Juneau, Jackson (WI).
The New River is, in fact, one of the oldest rivers on the planet. And because people have used waterways as dumps for centuries, The New got its share of trash over the years. But organized clean up efforts are paying off. And now a regional plan to expand them is in the works. Robbie Harris prepared this report.
Ann Goette is founder of ReNew the New. She's been coordinating river clean up events in Giles County for 15 years.


There is substantial evidence that suggests that allergies and asthma run in families. Children with one or more parents who have some form of allergic disease are far more likely to develop the conditions themselves; however, it may not be inevitable. There are steps that you can take to reduce your child's chances of developing allergies or asthma.
The most common food allergens include nuts, fish, shellfish, dairy, eggs, wheat, and soy. The severity of these allergies can range from mild to life-threatening anaphylaxis. Evidence suggests that restricting potentially allergenic foods during pregnancy or while nursing does not offer any benefit in preventing allergies. Whenever possible, women are encouraged to breastfeed their infants for at least the first four to six months. Breast milk is easy to digest, strengthens the baby's immune system, and is the least likely to trigger an allergic reaction. If breastfeeding is not possible, it is best to choose a hydrolyzed infant formula that is hypoallergenic.
Add a new food every three to five days. This will allow you to identify and eliminate specific foods that may trigger an allergy in your child. You can introduce eggs, nuts, and shellfish during this same time after adding the less potentially allergic foods.
Using allergen-impermeable mattress covers, washing bedding frequently, eliminating carpet, and keeping indoor humidity below 50 percent may help prevent or control allergies to dust mites. Recent research suggests that early exposure to animals, especially cats and dogs, may delay or prevent the development of pet dander allergies. Making sure that your child is not exposed to tobacco smoke before or after birth can significantly reduce their chances of developing allergies, asthma, and other respiratory conditions.
If you suspect that your child has asthma, it is important to consult an allergist or immunologist as soon as possible for the proper diagnosis and treatment.


Having a conversation with Robyn Hitchcock is like tripping through the back of your eyelids or talking to the mouse who lives inside Bob Dylan's hat. It is a sip from the creative fountainhead. We here at MAGNET dial Hitchcock's rotary imagination as often as possible.
We spoke to Hitchcock about Luminous Groove (Yep Roc), the recent five-disc boxed set collecting three of his albums with backing band the Egyptians (1985's Fegmania! and Gotta Let This Hen Out!, along with 1986's Element Of Light) as well as rarities and unreleased tracks. Hitchcock is currently touring the U.S., performing the entirety of his 1984 classic (we mean it is seriously classic) I Often Dream Of Trains. Q&A after the jump.
Before I ask you about Luminous Groove and such, what are you up to that's new?
I build on my own creations. Each record is a new strata and helps create compost for the next. Progress is a spiral, covering familiar ground but from a new altitude. The galaxy itself is a spiral from certain points of view. Not that I'm galactic. Currently we are finishing two records with the Venus 3, Propeller Time from 2006 and Goodnight Oslo from 2007. The plan is to release one album in Europe and one in the U.S. Propeller Time contains the first song to feature both Peter Buck and Johnny Marr together, a song Johnny wrote the tune for called "Ordinary Millionaire." Andy Partridge and I are also writing songs together, sometimes in his shed, sometimes in my front room. We are slowly recording them. Hopefully something will emerge next year.
So why are you now having at your past, the box sets and such? Are you looking for inspiration or just something to do that you once liked to do?
Those records have been out of print for five years or more. My life is my work, and I want to see as much of it out there as possible while records still exist in physical form. This is probably the last time around for their physical re-release, perhaps also for them to be sold as "records." I've had them released on vinyl, as that is more likely than CDs to outlast this era, the Smoke Age, that we are so painfully trying to leave. In years to come, archaeologists or space travelers could spin an LP around their pinky (or its future alien equivalent), stick a pin into the grooves and hear a tiny voice singing, possibly backwards, like the fly at the end of the movie The Fly: "Helllp meeee." They'll probably think CDs are a form of garbage, like plastic chairs. Or trash vertebrae.
I remember that you sort of semi-retired before you recorded I Often Dream Of Trains in 1984. Do you remember why you dropped out and why you dropped back in? How did IODOT wind up so strong that you want to perform it again now?
I wanted to see how much I really wanted to do this. The early '80s were a barren time for the likes of me on the surface, but little seeds were sprouting in the sheltered cracks below that sprouted into organisms like R.E.M., who, God bless them, made the place more habitable. Meanwhile, I wrote those songs out of compulsion, not because anybody wanted me to make a new album—even me. It's been that way ever since, really. IODOT, as you put it—one letter short of IDIOT—is its own world, an echo of the world I lived in which is now gone. Even then, I was thinking about a gone world. Now I remember remembering. It's those spirals again.
Do you feel as if your work as a songwriter now is less whimsical or more whimsical than it once was?
I go from light to dark, it's all part of the spiral. I don't see myself as whimsical. There has to be some basis on which an artist makes selections, and mine are instinctive. They don't always work, I admit—perhaps that's when they seem whimsical. The main thing is to tell it like it seems, not as you would wish it to seem. But to tell it like it is might require a sharper eye than mine.
The Egyptians and the '80s: Why were they a perfect match?
Morris Windsor, Andy Metcalfe and I had played in the Soft Boys in the late 1970s, and after a break reconvened in the mid-1980s. By then we were more in control of our playing, I was more in control of my songwriting, and the musical climate was ready to receive us. This lasted until Nevermind came out, at which point "alternative" rock went one way and we went the other. Then I became a folk singer, which was where I'd come in two decades before.
Were you a fan of the '80s?
I had a great time in much of the 1980s and remember fondly getting my nose in the rock 'n' roll trough. The shoulder pads and big hair extended to the sound of the music: great records like Mirror Moves by the Psychedelic Furs and Fried by Julian Cope are now digitally stamped with the sound of that era, but the songs are still supreme. Hopefully that applies to Fegmania! and the rest, too. I still can't believe the 1980s are in the past. They felt at the time like an eerie future that I was stranded in. I grew up in the 1960s and have always felt I was the last to hatch out.
My favorite songs from those efforts are "My Wife And My Dead Wife" and "Raymond Chandler Evening." What do you think that says about me?
That you like short stories, perhaps? A movie entitled My Wife & My Dead Wife came out recently, though no one I know has seen it. Raymond Chandler would shrivel up and die if he saw L.A. now. Smoke-free bars selling light beers under the neutral glare of the TV. Horrible!
Gotta Let This Hen Out! is a raucous live album. What do you remember about that show?
That the Marquee was not smoke-free, nobody drank light beers, and there was no TV in the building. Some mad fellow threw a patchouli-drenched flag onstage and kept insisting in the bar afterwards that I thank him for it, fully. Eventually I got angry with him and they threw us out of the pub. I have never lost my temper since. It was a great gig, even though I kept the chorus pedal on my guitar on the whole time. I must have known it was the '80s.


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Q: Как задать число из инпута в аргумент функции? Надо как-то решить проблему передачу значении из инпутов inputCharCode1 и inputCharCode2 в аргументы в этой строке String.fromCharCode(getRandomIntInclusive(inputCharCode1, inputCharCode2));
Не понимаю как это работает и как задать значение.

var input = document.querySelector('.input');
var inputLength = document.querySelector('.inputLength');
var btn = document.querySelector('.button');
let arr = [];
btn.addEventListener('click', function() {
  var inputCharCode1 = document.querySelector('.inputCharCode1');
  var inputCharCode2 = document.querySelector('.inputCharCode2');
  arr = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < (Number(inputLength.value)); i++) {
    arr[i] = String.fromCharCode(getRandomIntInclusive(inputCharCode2, inputCharCode1));
  }
  console.log(arr);
  input.value = arr.join('');
});

function getRandomIntInclusive(max, min) {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}
<input class="input" type="text">

String Length: <input class="inputLength" name="inputLength" type="text">

From: <input type="text" name="inputCharCode1" class="inputCharCode1">
To: <input type="text" name="inputCharCode2" class="inputCharCode2">

<button class="button">Запустить</button>

A: document.querySelector возвращает HTMLElement, а функция getRandomIntInclusive принимает два числа.
В строке
arr[i] = String.fromCharCode(getRandomIntInclusive(inputCharCode2, inputCharCode1));

В функцию вместо чисел передаются элементы. Так как получаемые элементы - input, можно получить введенное значение с помощью свойства value.
arr[i] = String.fromCharCode(getRandomIntInclusive(inputCharCode2.value, inputCharCode1.value));

В некоторых случаях этого достаточно, так как внутри функций могут использоваться операторы, которые сами приводят свои операнды к числу, однако в данном случае, перед передачей в функцию лучше привести аргументы к числу.
Например с помощью функции Number
arr[i] = String.fromCharCode(getRandomIntInclusive(Number(inputCharCode2.value), Number(inputCharCode1.value)));

A:

var input = document.querySelector('.input');
var inputLength = document.querySelector('.inputLength');
var btn = document.querySelector('.button');
let arr = [];
btn.addEventListener('click', function() {
  var inputCharCode1 = document.querySelector('.inputCharCode1').value;
  var inputCharCode2 = document.querySelector('.inputCharCode2').value;
  arr = [];
  for (var i = 0; i < (Number(inputLength.value)); i++) {
    arr[i] = String.fromCharCode(getRandomIntInclusive(+inputCharCode2, +inputCharCode1));
  }
  console.log(arr);
  input.value = arr.join('');
});

function getRandomIntInclusive(max, min) {
  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (max - min + 1)) + min;
}
<input class="input" type="text">

String Length: <input class="inputLength" name="inputLength" type="text">

From: <input type="text" name="inputCharCode1" class="inputCharCode1">
To: <input type="text" name="inputCharCode2" class="inputCharCode2">

<button class="button">Запустить</button>

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Maasvlakte 2 €150 million cheaper than estimated
"Today we are clearing the way for international shipping and trade. That's typical of the Netherlands. That's how we became big. With Maasvlakte 2, the Netherlands is throwing the door wide open to the newest generation of container ships. And we offer space for the latest terminals. The port is growing 20% larger, and the container capacity has doubled. Thousands of direct and indirect jobs will be created." With these words, Melanie Schultz van Haegen, Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment, today opened Maasvlakte 2 to shipping. "Together we have succeeded in constructing this phase of Maasvlakte 2 according to schedule and well inside budget. The project has turned out approx. €150 million less expensive than estimated. This becomes evident now that the construction has been largely completed", according to Hans Smits, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority. Today, a fleet of around 25 vessels, varying from classic three-masters to a modern container ship, will be the first to sail officially via the Yangtzekanaal to Maasvlakte 2.
Hans Smits: "From today, Maasvlakte 2 is an integral part of the port area. The area is now accessible by road, rail and water. The construction of the two container terminals of RWG and APMT is on schedule. They will be operational at the end of next year, but there will be other activity in the short term as well. In the second half of this year, the Port Authority will place poles in the inland lake of Maasvlakte 2 for ship-to-ship transfer. There are also advanced plans for developing an industrial park for the (bio-based) chemical industry on the site next to Lyondell. Together with partners, the Port Authority will construct the infrastructure so that new businesses can set to work quickly. We have also observed that there is increased interest in distribution activities due to the coming of the new container terminals."
Maritime access
Considerable simulation research was carried out for the waterways on Maasvlakte 2. This helped determine the shape and width of the waterways and port basins that were constructed. The Yangtzekanaal is 600 metres wide so that two mega container ships can pass each other while a third is moored at the quay. The dominant wind direction in the Netherlands is southwest. The Amaliahaven has the same orientation, so moored vessels catch less wind there. And the shape of Maasvlakte 2 has reduced the cross current in the mouth of the Nieuwe Waterweg. Vessels with deep draught in particular now have less trouble with this.
On 1 September 2008, the then mayor Opstelten gave the go-ahead for the construction of Maasvlakte 2. Contractors Boskalis and Van Oord, united in PUMA, sprayed 240 million cubic metres of sand (160 times Rotterdam's De Kuip soccer stadium filled to the brim), constructed a 3.5-km hard seawall with 7 million tonnes of stone and 20,000 concrete blocks from the old seawall, built several kilometres of quay wall and laid down roads and railway lines. The port now has 700 hectares more land for business sites. Another 300 hectares will be added to this in the second phase. Work is currently still underway to achieve the optimum connection of the infrastructure on Maasvlakte 2 to the existing port area.
A series of important milestones were achieved in 2012. The bathing beach was opened for use in May. Queen Beatrix closed the seawall in July, while the road and railway along the seawall were opened in October. The latter was necessary before work could start in November on opening the Yangtzekanaal through to Maasvlakte 2. This was required to provide access for vessels with equipment for the new container terminals of APMT and RWG.
€150 million cheaper
Now that Maasvlakte 2 has been opened, the actual costs are also clear. In 2006 it was estimated that an amount of €1.7 billion would be spent on the first phase of Maasvlakte 2. On top of that, as customary with this type of project, due to its complexity and size, a kind of 'contingency sum' was estimated: an extra amount of €200 million for large setbacks and deviations from the original plan, so-called scope expansions. This brought the budget to €1.9 billion. It now looks like the first phase cost €1.55 billion. The work ended up €150 million cheaper than estimated, and the 'contingency sum' of €200 million does not have to be touched.
Combination of reasons
There are various reasons why the construction thus far has gone so favourably and costs were kept under control, while quality was not sacrificed. To start with, the project was thoroughly prepared, so that during its execution scarcely any unexpected matters arose. It was partly due to this that there was also almost no delay as a result of legal proceedings. Appropriate forms of contract were sought with the various contractors, including agreements on enabling optimisation after the contract was concluded. One important example of an optimisation is the design of the hard seawall. The seawall which has now been built consists of a half-open block dam and a cobble beach. The original design was a solid dike. This allowed savings in construction and maintenance costs, without sacrificing safety. Another optimisation was the temporary cooling water discharge for the E.ON power station. A relatively expensive structure was replaced by a narrow canal to the Yangtzehaven.
A well thought-out risk distribution between client and contractors was also part of the contracts. For example, sand being washed away by storms was the risk of the contractor. Only loss of sand resulting from a storm with waves higher than 6.75 metres for more than 3 hours was the responsibility of the Port Authority. This kind of storm occurs once every 10 years on average. The weather helped here, as such a severe storm did not occur in the past few years.
Adhering to original scope
In addition, overexpenditure was avoided by continually sticking to the original scope of the project as much as possible. The largest extension of the scope during the course of the project was increasing the security level of the railway, so that the railway can be put to better use.
The calls for tender for infrastructure to connect Maasvlakte 2 to the existing port area started in 2010. In this period, the market situation was such that projects could be awarded more favourably than had been estimated in 2006. As all important milestones in the planning continued to be met, there was no domino effect in the planning, and the costs of supervising the construction project were also kept under control. The good cooperation between contractor consortium PUMA, other contractors and the Port Authority also contributed to this.
The setbacks for which the €200 million contingency sum had been reserved did not occur. There was no postponement or delay, for instance due to long legal proceedings, and the costs did not rise due to extremely high inflation or substantial changes to the size of the project: Maasvlakte 2 has been constructed almost exactly as conceived in 2006-2007.
The largest outstanding risk is formed by possible extra costs of maintenance of the seawall resulting from unforeseen changes to the current. For the first ten years, the Port Authority will bear these costs.
The Port Authority wants to establish an industry park for the (bio-based) chemical industry on the site near Lyondell Bayer. Together with local partners, the Port Authority is developing the infrastructure for the site such as jetties and mains services (gas, water, electricity). This plug-and-play concept offers businesses the advantage of being able to concentrate on their core activity: making products. The Port Authority has made agreements with local utility companies and discussions are underway with international businesses that may want to establish here.
The inland lake on Maasvlakte 2 will remain in the coming five to ten years. The 300 hectares of business sites that can still be created here will only come about once there is a demand for them. For the time being, the 700 hectares now created are sufficient for the Port Authority. In the meantime, the Port Authority is placing poles for ship-to-ship transfer. This market is growing strongly, especially for the liquid bulk sector (mainly oil coming from Russia which is shipped to Asia via the port of Rotterdam) and dry bulk (grains in particular). The poles can also be used for offshore activities. The Port Authority is investing approximately €10 million in these poles where vessels can moor. They will be ready for use next year.
The construction of the container terminals of APM Terminals and Rotterdam World Gateway is on schedule. Both terminals will be operational at the end of next year. The coming of the terminals is generating more interest from companies that want to establish themselves in the Maasvlakte distribution park. This has not yet resulted in actual site issue.
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There are certain things that are essential to have before getting into a new relationship or even dating. It's imperative that these 7 things are present so that you'll give that new special someone in your life and your relationship-to-be a real and genuine chance. The following is a short list that should be helpful in guiding those that are hoping to find true love. If you fall short in any of the following, don't fret, and know that in time and with patience things will all fall into place. You will get the love and happiness that you hope for. But first, make sure that you're ready for it.
1. You must have an open heart.
I don't recommend people dating that are recently getting out of a relationship, recently separated, or recently divorced. As well, not having any hangups, wounds, bitterness, anger, resentment, or even any residual feelings for someone from their past is imperative when it comes to having an open heart. You need to be open to embracing love when it's right before your eyes. You cannot embrace something that you can't let in. It's impossible to be open to falling in love when you're not truly open to it because of past hurt, resentments, or wounds. As well, you can't be afraid to fall in love or get hurt. You have to risk getting hurt in order to fall in love. You must risk a new possible wound in order to be open to embracing true and passionate love.
2. You must be a whole person.
You must be a whole person yourself. Being a whole person has much to do with having an open heart. But more so, being whole means not feeling the need to be with someone, but rather wanting to be with someone, and for all of the right reasons. Generally speaking, when someone isn't a whole person themselves, they tend to be very needy or clingy. As well, they carry an energy around with them where they feel that something is lacking if they're not in a relationship or married. To be whole means that you're happy being with yourself, even though you'd love, embrace, and be very open to the idea of having a partner in life.
3. You must know what you want.
You should know what you want in a partner. You should at least have an idea of what you're looking for. I'm not necessarily referring to what a person looks like as much as what works for you in a relationship, and what doesn't. It's important to have an idea of what you must have in a relationship, as opposed to what you'd like to have in a relationship. You should know what qualities, attributes, and common interests are most important for you to share with another person. For some people, good looks and wealth are two must-haves, and for others, things like that might be at the bottom of their list. Perhaps you want someone that's well educated and family oriented, and good looks and money aren't as important for you. Whatever is important to you and on your must-have list, make sure that you see those things within your partner, and preferably while early dating.
4. You must be fully single.
It's important to be single. Single? Yes, single, and fully single. I had many people call me out on this subject before (see: "Is It Okay to Date a Separated Person?"). However, my view remains that one shouldn't be separated or recently out of a relationship when hoping to date. I believe in monogamy and in sharing your life with one person. I don't believe that people that are separated should be dating, and especially, when it comes to online dating. It takes time to heal after getting out of a relationship, and even more so when it comes to getting out of a marriage. It's not about whether or not you're going to get back together with your ex. This is where I've been debated on the issue before. It's more so about having a completely clean slate, open heart, and to top it off, there's a sense of purity when someone is fully single.
5. There must be enough physical attraction and chemistry.
Whoever says that having enough attraction isn't such a big deal is either lying or delusional. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know! It's what's inside that counts. I got it! I know, and I feel this way, although, there must be some physical attraction as well. You need to be attracted to a person. Even if you're just a little attracted. You see, after you're even a little attracted to someone and you get to know the person on a deeper level, you'll either become more attracted or less. But there must be an initial attraction from the start.
I'd consider myself to be a sapiosexual, but if someone is simply unattractive to me from the get-go, I can't proceed forward. Like I said, even if you see beauty in a person's eyes, smile, or something, anything about the person, there must be a spark. And as far as chemistry goes, same thing. Chemistry and attraction go hand in hand, because as you get to know a person on a deeper level, the attraction that you initially felt will grow into beautiful chemistry when you're with the right person. Chemistry is a feeling that's triggered by attraction, even if you're attracted to intelligence, sense of humour, etc. But again, the spark must be there and that spark comes from physical attraction.
6. You must be on the same page.
You should know if you both ultimately want the same things. This shouldn't be a guessing game. Communication is everything, so talk with the person and make absolute sure that what you both want is aligned. You must be on the same page before becoming exclusive, because you should be heading in the same direction, path, and going towards what you both want in life. If one person wants totally different things down the line, there's no point in becoming exclusive.
7. You must have a conversation about exclusivity.
These days, being exclusive and only dating one person at a time is not something that should ever be assumed. There needs to be a conversation. Not only should you have a conversation about being monogamous and exclusive, but you should also talk openly and communicate with one another about your wants, needs, and expectations. Things should never be assumed, because every person is different and therefore, every person's wants, needs, and expectations will be different in every relationship.


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Q: how to get textbox value from one php to another php Currently I am working on php project.
I tried to bring textbox value, which is
$password = $_POST['password']

from Forgotpassword.php to Thank-You.php file.
A lot of people advised me to put include('Forgotpassword.php') on Thank-You.php
but when I put include('Forgotpassword.php') on Thank-You.php, whole form from forgotpassword.php was showed on Thank-You.php. I just want to retrieve only textbox value on Forgotpassword.php.
Any idea?

A: Forgotpassword.php:
<form method="post" action="Thank-You.php">
    <input type="password" name="password" />
    <input type="submit" value="Submit" />
</form>

Thank-You.php:
<?php $password = $_POST['password'];

A: You can done it by using session, in your Forgotpassword.php
<?php
session_start();
$data=$_POST['key'];
$_SESSION["variable"] = $data;
?>

And in your thankyou.php
<?php
session_start();
$data=$_SESSION["variable"];
echo $data;
?>


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Q: Dificuldade para implementar JavaMail! Minha aplicação está se comportando de uma forma muito estanha, ao executar a aplicação Spring Boot ele gera os logs informando que enviou o email usando Scheduled, porém ao consulta minha conta de email percebo que não gerou nenhum email.
As mensagens de Logs são esses;
Hibernate: select lancamento0_.codigo as codigo1_1_, lancamento0_.codigo_categoria as codigo_c8_1_, lancamento0_.data_pagamento as data_pag2_1_, lancamento0_.data_vencimento as data_ven3_1_, lancamento0_.descricao as descrica4_1_, lancamento0_.observacao as observac5_1_, lancamento0_.codigo_pessoa as codigo_p9_1_, lancamento0_.tipo as tipo6_1_, lancamento0_.valor as valor7_1_ from lancamento lancamento0_ where lancamento0_.data_vencimento<=? and (lancamento0_.data_pagamento is null)
Hibernate: select categoria0_.codigo as codigo1_0_0_, categoria0_.nome as nome2_0_0_ from categoria categoria0_ where categoria0_.codigo=?
Hibernate: select pessoa0_.codigo as codigo1_3_0_, pessoa0_.ativo as ativo2_3_0_, pessoa0_.bairro as bairro3_3_0_, pessoa0_.cep as cep4_3_0_, pessoa0_.cidade as cidade5_3_0_, pessoa0_.complemento as compleme6_3_0_, pessoa0_.estado as estado7_3_0_, pessoa0_.logradouro as logradou8_3_0_, pessoa0_.numero as numero9_3_0_, pessoa0_.nome as nome10_3_0_ from pessoa pessoa0_ where pessoa0_.codigo=?
Hibernate: select categoria0_.codigo as codigo1_0_0_, categoria0_.nome as nome2_0_0_ from categoria categoria0_ where categoria0_.codigo=?
Hibernate: select pessoa0_.codigo as codigo1_3_0_, pessoa0_.ativo as ativo2_3_0_, pessoa0_.bairro as bairro3_3_0_, pessoa0_.cep as cep4_3_0_, pessoa0_.cidade as cidade5_3_0_, pessoa0_.complemento as compleme6_3_0_, pessoa0_.estado as estado7_3_0_, pessoa0_.logradouro as logradou8_3_0_, pessoa0_.numero as numero9_3_0_, pessoa0_.nome as nome10_3_0_ from pessoa pessoa0_ where pessoa0_.codigo=?
Hibernate: select pessoa0_.codigo as codigo1_3_0_, pessoa0_.ativo as ativo2_3_0_, pessoa0_.bairro as bairro3_3_0_, pessoa0_.cep as cep4_3_0_, pessoa0_.cidade as cidade5_3_0_, pessoa0_.complemento as compleme6_3_0_, pessoa0_.estado as estado7_3_0_, pessoa0_.logradouro as logradou8_3_0_, pessoa0_.numero as numero9_3_0_, pessoa0_.nome as nome10_3_0_ from pessoa pessoa0_ where pessoa0_.codigo=?
Hibernate: select pessoa0_.codigo as codigo1_3_0_, pessoa0_.ativo as ativo2_3_0_, pessoa0_.bairro as bairro3_3_0_, pessoa0_.cep as cep4_3_0_, pessoa0_.cidade as cidade5_3_0_, pessoa0_.complemento as compleme6_3_0_, pessoa0_.estado as estado7_3_0_, pessoa0_.logradouro as logradou8_3_0_, pessoa0_.numero as numero9_3_0_, pessoa0_.nome as nome10_3_0_ from pessoa pessoa0_ where pessoa0_.codigo=?
Hibernate: select pessoa0_.codigo as codigo1_3_0_, pessoa0_.ativo as ativo2_3_0_, pessoa0_.bairro as bairro3_3_0_, pessoa0_.cep as cep4_3_0_, pessoa0_.cidade as cidade5_3_0_, pessoa0_.complemento as compleme6_3_0_, pessoa0_.estado as estado7_3_0_, pessoa0_.logradouro as logradou8_3_0_, pessoa0_.numero as numero9_3_0_, pessoa0_.nome as nome10_3_0_ from pessoa pessoa0_ where pessoa0_.codigo=?
Hibernate: select categoria0_.codigo as codigo1_0_0_, categoria0_.nome as nome2_0_0_ from categoria categoria0_ where categoria0_.codigo=?
2018-09-28 12:35:24.779  INFO 6160 --- [pool-2-thread-1] c.p.kwan.service.LancamentoService       : Exitem 8 lançamentos vencidos.
Hibernate: select usuario0_.codigo as codigo1_4_, usuario0_.email as email2_4_, usuario0_.nome as nome3_4_, usuario0_.senha as senha4_4_ from usuario usuario0_ left outer join usuario_permissao permissoes1_ on usuario0_.codigo=permissoes1_.codigo_usuario left outer join permissao permissao2_ on permissoes1_.codigo_permissao=permissao2_.codigo where permissao2_.descricao=?
Hibernate: select permissoes0_.codigo_usuario as codigo_u1_5_0_, permissoes0_.codigo_permissao as codigo_p2_5_0_, permissao1_.codigo as codigo1_2_1_, permissao1_.descricao as descrica2_2_1_ from usuario_permissao permissoes0_ inner join permissao permissao1_ on permissoes0_.codigo_permissao=permissao1_.codigo where permissoes0_.codigo_usuario=?
Hibernate: select permissoes0_.codigo_usuario as codigo_u1_5_0_, permissoes0_.codigo_permissao as codigo_p2_5_0_, permissao1_.codigo as codigo1_2_1_, permissao1_.descricao as descrica2_2_1_ from usuario_permissao permissoes0_ inner join permissao permissao1_ on permissoes0_.codigo_permissao=permissao1_.codigo where permissoes0_.codigo_usuario=?
2018-09-28 12:35:30.955  INFO 6160 --- [pool-2-thread-1] c.p.kwan.service.LancamentoService       : Envio de e-mail de aviso concluído.

Não sei o que tem de errado, configurei corretamente o protocolo de email.
@Configuration

public class MailConfig {
@Autowired
private KwanApiProperty property;

@Bean
public JavaMailSender javaMailSender() {
    Properties props = new Properties();
    props.put("mail.transport.protocol", "smtp");
    props.put("mail.smtp.auth", true);
    props.put("mail.smtp.starttls.enable", true);
    props.put("mail.smtp.connectiontimeout", 10000);

    JavaMailSenderImpl mailSender = new JavaMailSenderImpl();
    mailSender.setJavaMailProperties(props);
    mailSender.setHost(property.getMail().getHost());
    mailSender.setPort(property.getMail().getPort());
    mailSender.setUsername(property.getMail().getUsername());
    mailSender.setPassword(property.getMail().getPassword());

    return mailSender;
}

}
O arquivo que faz tudo é esse;
package com.projeto.kwan.mail;

import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Locale;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;

import javax.mail.MessagingException;
import javax.mail.internet.MimeMessage;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.boot.context.event.ApplicationReadyEvent;
import org.springframework.context.event.EventListener;
import org.springframework.mail.javamail.JavaMailSender;
import org.springframework.mail.javamail.MimeMessageHelper;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
import org.thymeleaf.TemplateEngine;
import org.thymeleaf.context.Context;

import com.projeto.kwan.model.Lancamento;
import com.projeto.kwan.model.Usuario;
import com.projeto.kwan.repository.LancamentoRepository;

@Component
public class Mailer {

    @Autowired
    private JavaMailSender mailSender;

    @Autowired
    private TemplateEngine thymeleaf;

//  @Autowired
//  private LancamentoRepository repo;
//  @EventListener
//  private void teste(ApplicationReadyEvent event) {
//      String template = "mail/aviso-lancamentos-vencidos";
//
//      List<Lancamento> lista = repo.findAll();
//
//      Map<String, Object> variaveis = new HashMap<>();
//      variaveis.put("lancamentos", lista);
//
//      this.enviarEmail("testewladimir7@gmail.com",
//              Arrays.asList("tecnico100@gmail.com"),
//              "Testando", template, variaveis);
//      System.out.println("Terminado o envio de e-mail...");
//  }

    public void avisarSobreLancamentosVencidos(
            List<Lancamento> vencidos, List<Usuario> destinatarios) {
        Map<String, Object> variaveis = new HashMap<>();
        variaveis.put("lancamentos", vencidos);

        List<String> emails = destinatarios.stream()
                .map(u -> u.getEmail())
                .collect(Collectors.toList());

        this.enviarEmail("testewladimir7@gmail.com",
                emails,
                "Lançamentos vencidos",
                "mail/aviso-lancamentos-vencidos",
                variaveis);
    }

    public void enviarEmail(String remetente,
            List<String> destinatarios, String assunto, String template,
            Map<String, Object> variaveis) {
        Context context = new Context(new Locale("pt", "BR"));

        variaveis.entrySet().forEach(
                e -> context.setVariable(e.getKey(), e.getValue()));

        String mensagem = thymeleaf.process(template, context);

        this.enviarEmail(remetente, destinatarios, assunto, mensagem);
    }

    public void enviarEmail(String remetente,
            List<String> destinatarios, String assunto, String mensagem) {
        try {
            MimeMessage mimeMessage = mailSender.createMimeMessage();

            MimeMessageHelper helper = new MimeMessageHelper(mimeMessage, "UTF-8");
            helper.setFrom(remetente);
            helper.setTo(destinatarios.toArray(new String[destinatarios.size()]));
            helper.setSubject(assunto);
            helper.setText(mensagem, true);

            mailSender.send(mimeMessage);
        } catch (MessagingException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Problemas com o envio de e-mail!", e);
        }
    }
}

A: Acho que você precisa rodar seu código em modo debug colocando um point break para analisar esta implementação de envio de e-mail. Pelo log que você colou me parece que ele nem é chamado, ou se é chamado está enviando normalmente.
O debug resolveria essa sua dúvida.


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Food Standards Agency High Court case 2019
We scored a crucial High Court victory for the Food Standards Agency
We secured an important victory for UK government agency the Food Standards Agency, successfully defending the FSA against a High Court judicial review challenge in the reported case of R (on the application of Agro Foods (Ashford) Ltd) v Food Standards Agency [2019] EWHC 2718 (Admin), [2019] WLR(D) 581.
FSA High Court case 2019
We have acted for the FSA, a non-ministerial central government department responsible for food hygiene regulations and ensuring compliance in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for a number of years.
Commercial litigation partner Nick Wells has represented the FSA in several High Court claims as well as an intervention in a case against the Netherlands government in the Court of Justice of the European Union. He has developed real expertise in the EU and domestic legislation surrounding the financing of the FSA's inspection services, known as official controls, which must be provided to all approved meat establishments in the UK.
We were retained by the FSA to defend this judicial review claim, which was issued by one such establishment in the Administrative Court, a specialist list of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court, and related to the meaning of Regulation 4 of a UK statutory instrument implementing EU law known as the Meat (Official Control Charges) (England) Regulations 2009.
Regulation 4 gives the FSA the power to refuse to provide further official controls where a court judgment has been obtained for non-payment of official controls charges and remains unsatisfied. The FSA interpreted this power as allowing it to refuse to provide official controls at any premises at which a judgment has been obtained, which enabled it to reduce the risk of insolvencies by FBOs to avoid payment of official controls charges where, for example, phoenix companies could be used.
The consequences of a successful challenge to the FSA could have been worth millions of pounds and require additional taxpayer funding to plug funding gaps caused by non-payment of official controls charges, as well as provide a loophole to industry to avoid EU mandatory charging.
Following a full hearing at the Royal Courts of Justice in front of renowned public law specialist QC and Deputy High Court Judge, Michael Fordham QC, a 22 page written judgment has been handed down, in which the Court held that the FSA's interpretation was correct and the judicial review claim was dismissed in its entirety, handing the FSA a crucial victory.
Nick Wells, who led the legal team, commented:
"This was a challenging case for the FSA and the legal team, as it involved legislation that was enacted between 2000 and 2009, with limited records from much of that period to demonstrate the necessary meaning of Regulation 4. It is very satisfying to have finally resolved this long-running problem in the FSA's favour and the decision of the High Court has proved that the FSA's position, and the advice that we have provided on that position, has been correct and justified all along.
The FSA can now continue with its policy on the use of Regulation 4 with the comfort of a supportive reported High Court judgment to protect the FSA and the taxpayer from potentially significant funding gaps from lost official controls charges."
The full detailed judgment in the case R (on the application of Agro Foods (Ashford) Ltd) v Food Standards Agency [2019] EWHC 2718 (Admin), [2019] WLR(D) 581, can be read here, or a case report summary digest here.
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Wildlife chief urges climate action
PUBLISHED: 11:39 07 December 2009 | UPDATED: 12:25 10 June 2010
THE head of Devon Wildlife Trust is urging Prime Minister Gordon Brown to deliver a far-reaching agreement at the UN Copenhagen Climate Change Summit this week.
The message, in the form of a large postcard signed by all the UK's 47 Wildlife Trusts, will be delivered by a representative of the leading conservation organisation.
The postcard calls for a 'positive step' towards a legal agreement to reduce greenhouse gases by 40 per cent by 2020.
It says: "The Conference must recognise the role of natural ecosystems, such as forests and peatlands, in storing carbon. This is vital for us all.
"We are putting far too much pressure on our planet which is already having devastating impacts on both people and the natural world that we depend on."
The Wildlife Trusts across the UK are raising awareness of the threat climate change poses to people and the natural environment, and working to help protect wildlife from the impacts of climate change.
Paul Gompertz, Director of Devon Wildlife Trust, which has 35,000 members said: "We know this is a global problem, but the UK Government is in a position to take a lead on this, and to show other nations what can be achieved.
"We would urge the Government to commit to a 40 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases by 2020.
"Decisive, deliberate, and dynamic action needs to be taken on this, before it's too late for wildlife and for people."


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Intervju – Ace Frehley
av Marko - Crew | jul 27, 2012 | Artiklar, Intervjuer, Nyheter
Intervju med Ace Frehley av Sound Check, Gary Graff;
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Later this year will mark 40 years since Paul "Ace" Frehley answered an ad in New York's Village Voice that would lead to him joining a band called Wicked Lester — which not long afterward became Kiss.
Frehley certainly doesn't regret that decision, but the guitarist says he doesn't miss being in the band these days.
"I like running my own life now," says Frehley, 61, who served two tenures with Kiss, ending in 2002, and got sober in 2006. "One of the things that made me crazy when I was in Kiss was being at the mercy of Paul (Stanley) and Gene (Simmons), who were like workaholic. They wanted to tour constantly and record constantly, over-merchandise the brand, and that made me crazy.
"I'm not a kid any more. Touring constantly can be very exhausting. I don't want to put myself in that position, so I'm happier with what I'm doing now."
That doesn't mean Frehley isn't staying busy. He released a solo album, "Anomaly," in 2009 and is preparing to make a follow-up. He's also thinking about an acoustic album and has been approached by a filmmaker friend to score the soundtrack for a science fiction movie he's working on. Frehley might also celebrate the 35th anniversary of his self-titled first solo album, which went platinum, by performing the album in its entirety next year.
And he's working on a sequel to his 2011 autobiography "No Regrets," which made the New York Times Bestsellers list and also topped Amazon.com's music charts.
"Writing that book opened the floodgates and put me in contact with a lot of people I haven't spoken to in a while," Frehley says. "A lot of stories came up I had forgotten about, and there were a lot of stories I came across too late. I've spoken with a couple of my old bodyguards, roadies and stuff; they helped me with the first book and they're helping with stories for the second book, too.
"I'm having more fun now than I was way back then because now, in a sober state, I remember what I do. That's a nice feeling, to wake up the following day and remember what you did the day before. It wasn't like that for a long time."
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"Every woman in this room thinks about her weight, if only it were 10 pounds less. We are so judged by how we look … We inevitably allow ourselves to be the object of 'What should I wear tonight?' 'Is my hair clean?' You think about these things," she began. "Men do not think about these things."
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"I'll come upon a movie, and I'm in it, and I'm really young and very beautiful, and I'll think, I was so unhappy, I thought my nose was too big, I thought I was fat… And I'll think, What was I thinking?"
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