What Analytics Should You Use For Your SMS Marketing Campaign?
As you start your SMS marketing campaign, it is important to create some parameters that help you analyze its effectiveness. There are several different analytic tools from which to choose. Most texting platforms provide several tools as part of your service. It helps to have a better understanding of what they are and what they measure.
Monitor how many people join your list to determine if the promotion works.
One of the basic analytics to review is the opt-in rate. This is simply how many new people sign up for your campaign. Opt-in rate measures the effectiveness of the promotion for your campaign, as well as the interest your customer base has. It is normal for the opt-in rate to be low at first, then raise exponentially before reaching a plateau.
The opt-out rate is the other side of the coin. This is the number of subscribers who decided to unsubscribe. No matter what you do, there will always be some people who opt out. Customers might have signed up for a special deal, but no longer want engage; they may have moved away, or otherwise decided to no longer be a subscriber due to no fault of your own. Nonetheless, this rate should as low as possible.
If you notice the opt-out rate increasing, there is something wrong with your program. It may be too many texts, irrelevant content, coupons and deals found elsewhere, or something entirely different. It could also mean that there is some other problem with your business – apart from your texting campaign – that needs to be addressed.
The delivery rate tells you how many texts were successfully delivered. This helps you to keep your subscriber list clean, as you can see what numbers get bounced. There are many reasons for an undeliverable message, including someone changing their number and not informing you. Some of these customers might have signed up with their new number, but never opted out on the old number. A high delivery rate means that your campaign is going well and the majority of the subscribers on your list is active and desires to receive messages.
If you use unique keywords on all your different promotional material, you can easily track how new subscribers learned about your program. This helps you to know what advertising worked best, which did not, and reveal things that, when analyzed, need to be tweaked or suspended.
Open rate is the percentage of subscribers who actually open and read the text. On average, the open rate for a text is 98 percent. However, you might not have this high a number every time. If you notice this number dropping, you might be sending irrelevant messages. Or, you might be sending them at inopportune times. A single low open rate might not mean anything, but if you notice a trend developing, you should investigate the underlying issue.
The click-through rate measures how many subscribers clicked on a link that you sent through your text. This helps you to judge the interest of your customers in a particular message. For example, if you have an online store and send out a link for a special discount, you can see how many people clicked through to take advantage of the sale directly from the text. You can compare that rate to other click-through opportunities you provided in the past to determine what type of messages have the greatest impact.
The redemption rate is the number of people who redeem a coupon you send via text, whether in person or online. Like a click-through rate, it helps you determine how attractive a particular coupon is, as well as how engaged your customers are. In general, mobile coupons have the 10 times the redemption rate of print coupons, so you should expect this to be higher than your other methods. This analytical tool helps you to determine the overall success of your campaign.
Have your team review the conversion rate to ensure consumers are taking action.
Your SMS marketing campaign's conversion rate is an overall determinant of the actions taken by your subscribers. It might include redemption and click-through rates. It simply means that some action was taken based on the text messages sent. This is a way to gauge the level of engagement with your subscribers and the overall success of your efforts.
These are the most important analytical tools to use to measure the success of your SMS marketing campaign. By continually reviewing these numbers, you can see what areas need some adjustment and which areas are doing well.
Try GroupTexting for free and learn more about the analytical tools we offer to help you monitor your campaign's efficacy.


With personal branding becoming a trend in marketing, competition is growing bigger and stronger every minute. What everyone who is marketing themselves needs to work on is creating and making their personal brand known, if they want to have a chance at making it big. This gives competitive edge, and the kickstart entrepreneurs and businesses need to get their name out into the world.
You may ask yourself, what exactly is personal branding, and why is it important to me and my business? In a nutshell, personal branding is marketing yourself, your career and your work as a separate brand, which makes people think of you as soon as they hear it. This is a big thing; one that we'll have to write a whole other article (or maybe even series!) about! So stay tuned to learn more about personal branding.
A good step everyone with an online presence should take is to set a professional photograph or a custom digital brand logo as their avatar. Many may think it's not that important to have the appropriate picture, but it's actually a bit more important than you think.
– A good avatar or social media photo must be memorable and distinguishable. This helps for personal branding; after a visitor to your blog or website sees it about 7 times, people will become familiarized with it, and remember you and your brand. This picture should be used as your avatar on social media, blogs and websites, or at least your blog or website's About Me page. In this way, visitors, prospective clients and subscribers will remember your avatar or face, and will relate that picture to the trust they've gained in your personal brand.
– As good as it is to relate to you and see your human side (which is why it's preferable to post a real picture of yourself), your visitors must be able to take you seriously. Just think of how you'd show up at a job interview: it may not be necessary to dress up, but you wouldn't go to a job interview in jeans or slacks or looking like you're ready to go out and party. Sure, we'd love to post our Facebook pictures from last week's party or our summer vacation (we just look so good in them!) but putting vanity aside, a smile against an office or your home wall will be sufficient to reach out to your readers.
– Like I mentioned before, posting a picture of yourself will help your clients and visitors to your website relate to you, thus gaining trust (and their sales and money!) more easily. We all like to try and have some kind of tie or bond with the person we're going to be transacting with; it's better to know they're not trying to hide behind a computer screen or silly avatar. It's like we say, "putting a face to the name." We tend to trust people more if we've seen them, rather than have just talked to them over the phone or read some words on a screen.
– The quality of your profile picture must show that you took the time to pose and fix yourself up so you can look presentable. Readers always appreciate this. We don't all have the time or money to hire a professional photographer to take our head shots, but we can be honest enough and ask a friend with a camera to take some snaps of us. Hey, it may even turn out to be lots of fun! Anyways, pretty much everyone has a digital camera they can lend you; it doesn't even have to be a professional camera.
– You don't have to be wearing a suit and tie, or a pants suit or skirt. Your clients and colleagues want to know that you can get the job done when you have to, which means you can't show a picture of you goofing off or out partying! Clients have to trust that you are serious about your work, and that you mean business. However, it's not a bad thing to show a hint of playfulness, either! You have to make your visitors feel comfortable with you, so you don't have to take expensive professional head shots in a tuxedo taken at Trump Towers. Looking too extravagant or expensive might actually turn off your readers, who mostly are average Joes like you and me. Go for simple, down-to-earth, and neat-looking. As you can see in my silly profile picture here, I'm at my old office, wearing a smile, but showing my teddy bear posters in back.
– It might be considered racism or favoritism, but it's true that when you see a person well-dressed and well-groomed in a serious way it makes you trust them more with your work (not as a person!) Take what I said about job interviews earlier. Unfortunately, the first thing we notice about someone or something they see is the way they look. If you get hired for a job, you may see that you'll slowly start to dress more and more casually, and probably won't hear a thing about it. The thing is to get hired in the first place, right?
In the first example, we see a cute speech bubble with text inside. It's pleasurable to look at, but the design is pretty plain, and wasn't as distinguishable or memorable. On the other hand, the second avatar is more clear, with bigger letters, memorable white and red color association, and all around more pleasant to attribute the website to. This is an actual case study; Best WordPress Themes actually jumped up a whopping 220% more followers per day after the avatar was changed throughout the website's social media pages! As you can see, the new logo isn't all that fancy, flashy or extravagant: just a few simple changes made all the huge difference.
As far as your social media is concerned, you can use a service like Gravatar to assign an avatar to your email address. 99% of blogging platforms today support Gravatar, so when you comment or write an article on such a platform, your profile picture will be automatically included next to your comment or post.
Do you have any stories, experience or case studies on how a picture, logo or avatar helped or broke your business? We'd love to hear about it!
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You are going to hate me for this, Vicky, but I like the first logo sample better. It is bolder and more original looking. The second looks partly washed out and it is just lines of text in a box, like so many other brands have.
In my company we are just developing the logo and I agree with what you said. I think the second one is easier to read and to remember.
Couldn't agree with you more, Vicky. At first I was self conscious about my avatar, but people quickly realized that I conduct myself professionally and in a friendly manner. I do think my friends and colleagues remember my distinctive Gravatar. BTW, I prefer the second CMS logo, but think it could be even better (the Buffer logo appeared in a LinkedIn thumbnail below this article — now that's a logo!). It's so dumb sometimes that people respond so strongly to pictures — getting the job done is so much more important. What teddy bear pictures? You have a beautiful profile picture!
First of all, thank you so much for the compliment on my profile picture! I also agree that the Buffer logo is just great.
The fact that people respond so strongly to pictures does make us feel that it's almost as important to have a great logo than to have a good reputation! I'm glad that you managed to choose a memorable distinctive Gravatar; it helps so much.


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Sports Illustrated Editor Has Harsh Words For Megyn Kelly Amid Naomi Osaka Drama
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By Olivia Jakiel/July 23, 2021 1:11 pm EST
Broadcast journalist Megyn Kelly started a very unnecessary Twitter war with Naomi Osaka over the tennis superstar's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover. The "Megyn Kelly Show" host – who is twice Osaka's age - started the social media feud by retweeting a quip from conservative commentator Clay Travis that read, "Since saying she's too introverted to talk to the media after tennis matches, Naomi Osaka has launched a reality show, a Barbie, and now is on the cover of the SI swimsuit issue," (via New York Post). Kelly added her own two cents to Clay's commentary, writing, "Let's not forget the cover of (& interview in) Vogue Japan and Time Mag!"
Osaka responded to Kelly in two since-deleted tweets, the first of which read, "Seeing as you're a journalist I would've assumed you would take the time to research what the lead times are for magazines, if you did that you would've found out I shot all of my covers last year," along with a follow-up tweet that read, "Instead your first reaction is to hop on here and spew negativity, do better Megan [sic]." Osaka then blocked Kelly on Twitter.
Picking the wrong battle to fight, Kelly didn't stop there, tweeting, "Poor @naomiosaka blocked me while taking a shot at me (guess she's only tough on the courts). She is apparently arguing that she shot her many covers b/4 publicly claiming she was too socially anxious to deal w/press. Truth is she just doesn't like Qs she can't control. Admit it."
This Sports Illustrated editor has a few harsh words for Megyn
After former Fox News host Megyn Kelly refused to let go of the Twitter feud she started with Naomi Osaka, the tennis star's fans, friends, and fellow athletes and celebs rallied around her to show their support while criticizing Kelly for her unnecessary comments. And now, Sports Illustrated editor M.J. Day has joined the conversation, coming to Osaka's defense during an appearance on the July 20 episode of the "People Every Day" podcast.
"Well, first of all, we did that shoot back in December of 2020," Day explained to host Janine Rubenstein, noting that the SI cover that was shot before Osaka withdrew from the French Open in May 2021 citing mental health reasons (via People). "It's such bullying and it's so unnecessary, and this woman did nothing wrong. I'm like, 'You know what, you're journalists. How about you do your job and you fact check instead of jumping all over this woman for attention?'"
Day continued to slam Kelly's actions and words, telling Rubenstein, "It broke my heart to see someone who is really living her life for the betterment of others while also trying to pursue her own passion, which is tennis and fashion. Let her live. Let her make decisions for herself that protect her own wellbeing. It's at no cost to anyone."

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June 8 2020: 15:00 EDT* / 20:00 BST*
June 9 2020: 05:00 AEST* / 07:00 NZST*
This webinar will bring together, in real time, experts from the USA, UK, AUS, and NZ, to present a policy debrief from their home country, and debate controversial questions like, which providers can be trusted, how do we build trustworthy networks, and what does the future of intelligence sharing arrangments (or lack thereof) look like in the context of 5G?
We'd like to thank IBM Canada for providing the tech support and online platform to host this international event.
The rapidly emerging successor to 4G wireless networks, 5G offers high speed data, ultra-low latency, but most notably, because of its distributed and decentralized configuration, provides the foundation for realizing the full potential of the internet of things (IoT), which will further consolidate the deep technological interconnectivity of modern societies. 5G will promote efficiency and foster improvement across many domains and associated critical infrastructure — defence, healthcare, business, communications, transportation, etc. The coming 5G revolution consequently brings with it a whole new realm of cyber threats that will have existential implications for societies.
As a powerful challenger to the current rules-based international order, the CCP regime's "closeness" to Huawei and laws surrounding information sharing with the government have led Western leaders and commentators to raise alarms about the risk of backdoors in the technology that would leave western critical infrastructure and governmental processes and secrets exposed to cyber-attack. Although much attention has been geared towards Huawei as a potential threat to Western security, 5G technology poses significant security challenges more generally, regardless of the provider. The trustworthiness of these networks will require technological solutions that are perhaps not advancing as fast as the deployment of the 5G networks.
The vulnerabilities of 5G networks pose fundamental strategic concerns for the defence, geospatial, signals and human intelligence sharing arrangement between the Five Eyes nations, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. Can the alliance survive intact if a member is perceived as operating within a compromised information network?
Moderated by the former director of Canada's intelligence agency, our international panelists will discuss their country's current position and the direction that nation is taking on this question, explore potential technological solutions to the security threats posed by 5G technology and specifically potential ways out of the impasse with China and Huawei, and finally assess the impact of 5G as well as the implications for future Five Eyes cooperation moving forward.
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RICHARD B. FADDEN, O.C.
Former Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and
National Security Advisor to Prime Ministers Trudeau & Harper
Mr. Richard B. Fadden was the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister from January 19, 2015 to March 31, 2016. Previously he was the Deputy Minister of National Defence starting in May 2013, he served as the Director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service from 2009 until 2013. He has also served as the Deputy Minister for Citizenship and Immigration Canada from 2006 to 2009, the Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Canada from 2005 to 2006, President of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency from 2002 to 2005, and Deputy Clerk and Counsel in the Privy Council Office from 2000 to 2002. In early 2001, he took on the additional position of Security and Intelligence Coordinator.
In the course of his career, Mr. Fadden worked in a variety of different positions across the Government of Canada including in the Department of External Affairs, the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, Natural Resources Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat.
Mr. Fadden holds a Graduate Diploma in Law from the University of Ottawa, a Bachelor of Laws from the Université de Montréal, and a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) from McGill University.
He is an Officer of the Order of Canada.
He is a native of the Province of Quebec. He is married with two children.
Currently, he serves on a number of boards, is a Senior Fellow at the University of Ottawa's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs and speaks on a variety of public policy issues.
DR JOE BURTON
University of Waikato, NZ
Institute of Security and Crime Science
Dr Joe Burton is Senior Lecturer at the New Zealand Institute of Security and Crime Science, University of Waikato, and a Marie Curie fellow at Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), completing the two-year European Commission-funded project Strategic Cultures of Cyber Warfare (CYBERCULT). Joe holds a Doctorate in International Relations and a Masters in International Studies from the University of Otago and an undergraduate degree in International Relations from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. Joe is recipient of the US Department of State SUSI Fellowship, the Taiwan Fellowship, and has been visiting researcher at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), Tallinn, Estonia. Joe is the author of NATO's Durability in a Post-Cold War World (SUNY Press, 2018) and his work has been published in Asian Security, Defence Studies, Political Science and with a variety of other leading academic publishers. Joe teaches a range of courses on Cyber Security, Strategic Studies and Security Studies and has extensive experience of professional and executive education in the military, defence and governmental sectors (e.g. NATO CCDCOE – Executive Cyber Seminar, New Zealand Defence Force Command and Staff College – NZDF CSC, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam – DAV).
TIMOTHY HEATH
Senior International Defence Researcher
Timothy Heath is a senior international defense researcher at the RAND Corporation. Prior to joining RAND in October 2014, he served as the senior analyst for the USPACOM China Strategic Focus Group for five years. He worked for more than 16 years on the strategic, operational, and tactical levels in the U.S. military and government, specializing on China, Asia, and security topics.
Heath has published numerous articles and one book. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, he has extensive experience analyzing China's national strategy, politics, ideology, and military, as well as of Asian regional security developments. He earned an M.A. in Asian studies from George Washington University and a B.A. in philosophy from the College of William and Mary. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in political science from George Mason University.
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Technology and National Security Program, CNAS
Prior to joining CNAS, Mr. Rasser served as a senior intelligence officer and analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency, where he worked on foreign emerging technologies, technology innovation, and weapons research & development. He also served as a senior advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, special advisor to a senior military commander in the Middle East, chief counterterrorism liaison to a U.S. military unit in Iraq, and vice chairman of a National Intelligence Council (NIC) working group.
Upon leaving government service, Mr. Rasser served as Chief of Staff at Muddy Waters Capital, an investment research firm focused on investigating business fraud, accounting fraud, and fundamental problems. More recently, Mr. Rasser was Director of Analysis at Kyndi, a venture-backed AI startup in Silicon Valley.
His commentary and research have appeared in Foreign Policy, Lawfare, The National Interest, the San Francisco Chronicle, and Scientific American, and he is regularly quoted in outlets such as Axios, Bloomberg, Fortune, National Journal, the New York Times, South China Morning Post, U.S. News and World Report, the Wall Street Journal, and WIRED. Mr. Rasser received his B.A. in anthropology from Bates College and his M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University.
DR MARIAROSARIA TADDEO
Oxford Internet Institute
Deputy Director of the Digital Ethics Lab – Oxford
Dr Mariarosaria Taddeo is Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, where she is the Deputy Director of the Digital Ethics Lab, and is Faculty Fellow and Defence Science and Technology Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute. Her recent work focuses mainly on the ethical analysis of Artificial Intelligence, cyber security , cyber conflicts, and ethics of digital innovation. Her area of expertise is Philosophy and Ethics of Information, although she has worked on issues concerning Epistemology, Logic, and Philosophy of AI. She has received multiple award for her work, among which the 2010 Simon Award for Outstanding Research in Computing and Philosophy; the 2016 World Technology Award for Ethics. In 2018, InspiringFifty named her among the most inspiring 50 Italian women working in technology. In the same year, ORBIT listed her among the top 100 women working on Ethics of AI in the world. Since 2016, Taddeo serves as editor-in-chief of Minds & Machines (SpringerNature) and of Philosophical Studies Series (SpringerNature). She is also a member of the Exploratory Team on Operational Ethics, established under the auspices of the Human Factors and Medicine (HFM) panel of the NATO Science and Technology Organization. Her research has been published in major journals like Nature, Nature Machine Intelligence, Science, and Science Robotics.
DR PATRICK WALSH
Associate Professor, Intelligence & Security Studies
Patrick F. Walsh, PhD, is a former intelligence analyst, who has worked in Australia's Office of National Intelligence and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. He is an associate professor in Intelligence and Security Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia. Professor Walsh and is also a visiting fellow in the Department of History, Politics and International Relations, University of Leicester (UK). He is consulted regularly by government agencies on intelligence reform and capability issues. Professor Walsh is also a former Vice-President (Admin) for Australia's peak intelligence professional body, the Australian Institute of Professional Intelligence Officers (AIPIO). He is currently a chief investigator on an Australian Research Council grant (along with Professor Miller) examining the ethics and efficacy of security intelligence collection post-Snowden. In addition he is an investigator in a multi-university research collaboration– the Cooperative Research Centre for Cyber Security. His research grants and publications focus on a range of areas related to intelligence capability; including, but not limited to: governance, leadership, intelligence and ethics, biosecurity and cyber. He is the author of Intelligence and Intelligence Analysis (UK: Routledge, 2011); Intelligence, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism (UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018), and the forthcoming Leadership and Intelligence Governance (UK: Routledge, 2020). Professor Walsh is a member of the editorial committee for the Intelligence and National Security journal, which is the peak international and peer reviewed journal in the field of intelligence studies.
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New Zealand to Ban Plastic Shopping Bags From Next Year
New Zealand announced Friday it will ban disposable plastic shopping bags by next July as the nation tries to live up to its clean-and-green image.
Nick Perry, Associated Press
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said New Zealanders use hundreds of millions of the bags each year and that some of them end up polluting precious coastal and marine waterways.
Ardern made the announcement at a beachside cafe and said it was the single biggest issue that school children write to her about. She had three children read aloud their letters, before she led several dozen children on a cleanup along the beach.
New Zealand's two main supermarket chains had already announced their own plans to phase out plastic shopping bags by the end of this year. Countdown made the move first and was matched by New World after it surveyed its customers.
A number of countries and states have introduced bans or restrictions on single-use plastic bags, including France, Belgium, China, Hawaii, and California.
But a major supermarket chain in Australia changed course several times this year after customers got angry about its plans to start charging shoppers for bags. Under its latest plan, customers at Coles stores will start paying for bags on Aug. 29.
Six of Australia's eight states have banned single-use bags. But the most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria—where more than half of Australians live—have resisted change.
In New Zealand, a talkback host on a popular radio station was hoping to start a consumer crusade to keep the bags after being inspired by what happened at Coles. Heather du Plessis-Allan told listeners on Newstalk ZB that plastic bags were a great invention.
However, New Zealand's Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage said that there had been backlash against Coles because there hadn't been state leadership shown in New South Wales. She said that in New Zealand, the government was taking the lead so that all retailers could make the move fairly and at the same time.
Ardern said she'd underestimated the impact of plastics on the environment and the strength of feeling about it held by everyday New Zealanders.
"I can hand-on-heart tell you that the biggest issue I get letters on, from the public, are about plastics, and it comes from children," she told reporters. "I literally get hundreds and hundreds. And that really stood out to me from the time I took on this job."
About 65,000 New Zealanders this year signed a petition seeking a ban.
(Source: Associated Press)
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If you are looking to store important paperwork, money or jewelry in your home, you may be looking to purchase a small, at-home safe. However, it is important that you understand that not every at-home safe is made the same. There are key differences between many of the ones that are on the market today that can affect how you operate the safe, how safe the safe really is, and how well it can protect your belongings. Here are a few of the factors you should consider when you are in the market for a new at-home safe.
When you are looking to purchase an at-home safe, you need to pay close attention to the burglary rating on the safe. Safes are all marked with a burglary rating of either "B," "C," "TL-15," or "TL-30."
Any safe that has a lock on it is automatically given a "B" rating. If the safe is made from at least 1/2 inch thick steel and features a one inch door or lock, it will be given a "C" rating. A safe with a rating of TL-15 or TL-30 has been tested to see how long it takes to a burglar to break in with standard burglary tools. One with a 15 rating takes at least 15 minutes and one with a 30 rating takes at least 30 minutes.
Unless a safe has a fire safety rating of Class 350 or above, it is not considered to be able to withstand fires. Most fire safety ratings look like this "Class 350 1-hour." The factor that changes is the hour rating at the end. If the rating has a one, the safe can withstand a 1550 degree fire for up to one hour without exceeding 350 degrees internally. If there is a two hour rating, it can withstand two hours of fire without exceeding 350 degrees internally. Most at-home safes have a maximum of a "Class 350 4-hour" rating.
The last factor you need to consider when selecting an at-home safe is how the safe is opened. Some at home safes are opened by a key, some have a combination, some have a pin keypad and some now can open by reading your fingerprint.
There are pros and cons to the different options. If you lose the key to your safe, you may not be able to open it without the help of a locksmith. Combination locks are good, as you can write down the combination somewhere else. But they can't ever be changed, so if someone obtains the combination, your safe may be worthless. Keypad and fingerprint locks are easy to use, but tend to run on electricity or battery power. If the batteries are dead or the electricity is out, you may not be able to access your safe when you need to. Weighing the pros and cons of each option will help you determine which is best for your needs.
At-home safes are all operated differently and can serve different purposes. Some may work to protect your items in the event of a fire, while others may be designed to protect against burglary. Paying close attention to the burglary rating, fire safety ratings, and how the safe is opened will help you find the best at-home safe for your needs. Get more information from sites like www.vaultandsafe.com.


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Brunanburh: Where did the battle that saved England take place?
For centuries, historians have puzzled over the location of the battle of Brunanburh – the clash between a West Saxon army and its Viking-led enemies in AD 937 that helped secure the future of England. Having examined the sources, Michael Wood offers an intriguing take on one of the biggest mysteries of British history...
By early August 937, the news must have made its way across the Irish Sea to the trading shore at Meols, where well-to-do Viking settlers of the Wirral bought their luxuries. It must also have reached the melting pot of Chester, where King Æthelstan's port officials received Irish merchants and pilgrims. No matter how the West Saxons got wind of what was unfolding around 140 miles to the west, it surely made their blood run cold. For, gathering in the harbours and bays of eastern Ireland was the biggest Viking fleet ever seen in British waters. Its object was the invasion of England.
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The Vikings' leader was Anlaf Guthfrithson, 'pagan king of Ireland and many islands'. He was head of a grand alliance drawing in the peoples of the Irish Sea and northern Britain – Vikings, Norse-Irish, Scots and Strathclyde Welsh. At Anlaf's side stood Constantine, the grizzled king of Alba, whose daughter Anlaf had married. Together they would strike against the overweening power of the 'king of kings', Æthelstan of Wessex. And now the time had come. As a Welsh poet wrote in faraway Dyfed: "We will pay the Saxons back for the 404 years."
Ten years earlier, Æthelstan had invaded Northumbria, occupied York and expelled Anlaf's kinsmen, the rulers of York and Dublin. Æthelstan's court poets could now boast of "this completed England". In grand assemblies at Eamont Bridge near Penrith and at Hereford, Æthelstan forced all the kings of Britain to submit to him. On his coins he was now rex totius Britanniae: king of all Britain. To enforce his hegemony, in 934 Æthelstan invaded Scotland by land and sea as far as Moray and Caithness. By now, he was the most powerful British ruler since the Romans.
This was simply too much for the West Saxons' enemies to stomach, and so, in the summer of 937, Anlaf and Constantine launched their truly massive invasion. But Æthelstan stood firm and won a crushing victory at a place called Brunanburh. One of the decisive events in British medieval history, the battle was "immense, lamentable and horrible", according to the Annals of Ulster. Fifty years later, people called it simply 'the Great Battle', or even 'the Great War'. The clash was commemorated in Anglo-Saxon and Latin poetry, in Norse saga, and folk tales, in miracle stories about Æthelstan's hour of "dread and blind confusion".
But where was Brunanburh? For 300 years, historians have puzzled fruitlessly over the clues. More than 30 sites have been suggested, from the Solway to Northamptonshire. The situation was summed up by the medievalist Alistair Campbell in 1938. Without new evidence, he said, "all hope of localising Brunanburh is lost".
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Over the last few years, however, a consensus has grown that the battle was fought in the Wirral – at a place called Bromborough, which has the same name, 'Bruna's fort'.
The Today programme on BBC Radio 4 recently announced, "the birthplace of Britishness has been found". And a 500-page casebook has been published to lay the controversy to rest.
But the case for Bromborough (first recorded in the 12th century) rests on the place name alone. It has no support in any of the sources. In fact, in c1122 John of Worcester reported that Anlaf's fleet landed in the Humber. His circumstantial account must derive from pre-Conquest Northumbria – and that is exactly what we would expect, for York was surely the invaders' first goal.
Submitting to invasion
John of Worcester's version of events has been accepted by most leading authorities over the last 200 years, so to reject it needs good reason, especially as other texts point to the same area. Two sources, one Irish and one English, say the invaders were helped by Danes within England, who could only have come from Northumbria or the east Midlands. A lost 10th-century poem quoted by William of Malmesbury says the Northumbrians submitted to the invaders, which must have happened at, or near, York.
Bromborough, then, needs some explaining. If the goal of the Norse-Irish leadership was to re-establish their kingdom in York, what were they doing in the Wirral? And how did a Scottish army end up in Cheshire? Fascinating as it is, the Norse colony in the Wirral, to which the supporters of Bromborough have devoted a lot of attention, has no demonstrable relevance to the war of 937. The medieval sources, on the other hand, strongly suggest a location south of York. And if York was the first goal of the invasion, then the search for Brunanburh really needs to focus on the main route from York down into the Danelaw (the part of England where the Danes held sway) – the axis of the wars between the 920s and 950s.
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But can we get any closer than that? It might be thought that nothing new can be said on such a well-trodden controversy. But it is worth going back to basics, even when all possibilities seem to have been exhausted. I am now going to focus on two place names.
A hill looms large
First there is an alternative Northumbrian name for the battle, Wendun. Surprisingly, this has never been closely examined. It appears in a set of short annals written in Chester-le-Street in the second quarter of the 10th century, the Historia Regum, which contains circumstantial place-name evidence about Æthelstan's northern campaign of 934.
Wendun has never been identified, but the suffix dun means a prominent hill, and the first element, wen, could derive from a proper name, or a landscape feature – for example, a river name. Looking at the map, it doesn't take a moment to see the river that fits the bill perfectly: the Went, one of the tributaries of the Humber, at one time in the early medieval period the southern boundary of the Northumbrians.
The obvious explanation of Wendun is 'Went Hill'. If so, every traveller on the Great North Road will know it: Went Hill rises precipitously 150 feet above the valley, a crucial strategic site near the Northumbrian frontier.
Now let's look at the name Brunanburh itself: 'Bruna's fort'. This spelling first appears in the famous poem about the battle in the 'A' manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (written c 955) in Corpus Christi College Cambridge. In his 1938 edition of the poem, Alistair Campbell thought it was "evidently the original form" and has been followed unquestioningly by everyone ever since.
But the poem in the 'A' manuscript has many errors and corruptions. Manuscript 'B' has a better text, and 'B' spells the name Brunnanburh (with a second 'n'), as too does the 'C' manuscript. Intriguingly, even 'A' has a second 'n' added above the line: indeed most editors of the poem before Campbell preferred to signal this to readers by reading either Brunnanburh or Bru'n'nanburh, in the 'A' manuscript too. So three manuscripts of the Chronicle poem have double 'n'. And they are not the only ones. Simeon of Durham in c1107 has brunnanbyrig and brunnanwerc.
Great northern mystery
What are we to make of this? Are these all merely scribal errors, as has been claimed, or do they have a significance we have missed? For this is not just a matter of different spelling: it completely changes the meaning. It would mean the site was called not 'Bruna's fort', as we have always believed, but 'the Fort at the Spring'. Let's just run with this as a hypothesis for a moment, keeping our two place names in mind. Just south of the Went on the hill now called Barnsdale Bar is a Roman fort which straddles the Great North Road, from where you can see all the way into Nottinghamshire. It is called 'Burg' in Domesday Book. Inside the fort was a famous spring, St Helen's Well, today Robin Hood's Well. The well head has been moved to its present position on the A1, but the spring still flows copiously into the fields below. So was this place in the Anglo-Saxon era the 'Fort at the Spring'? If it was, then so many aspects of the mystery that have perplexed us for so long fall into place.
A border war?
One final piece of evidence may also be relevant here. The area of the Went valley and Barnsdale was the traditional assembly place for Northumbrian military musters, submissions and royal ceremonies, from the 10th century through Edward I's campaigns right down to the Tudors. It was here that the northern army assembled during the popular uprising against Henry VIII, known as the Pilgrimage of Grace. Had Anlaf, the newly proclaimed king of the Northumbrians, elected to fight on the border of the kingdom he claimed?
If so (and I must stress the 'if'), then the campaign might have unfolded something like this. Anlaf left Dublin in early August. Joined by the Viking king of the Hebrides, he sailed round Scotland and landed in the Humber in early September. There he met his north British allies under Constantine, king of the Scots, who had come overland with Owain, king of the Strathclyde Welsh. In York, the Northumbrians chose Anlaf as king. Then from a camp on the Northumbrian frontier, they might have launched plundering raids into the east Midlands.
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A long delay followed, perhaps with negotiations to broker a peace. William of Malmesbury's lost poem says that Æthelstan was criticised for his failure to act while his lands were being devastated. But maybe he was biding his time while he gathered his forces, not attacking precipitately, like, say, King Harold at Hastings 130 years later.
Then at some point late in the year – maybe in November – Æthelstan advanced out of Mercia and attacked the main allied army "around Brun(n)anburh". West Saxons against the Scots and north British; Mercians against the Vikings and Norse-Irish. In a savage battle in which the English suffered heavy losses, the allies were beaten, with five kings and seven earls among the dead, along with the prince of Scotland, and many other leaders from the Irish force. Anlaf was able to escape by sea, but too late in the year to get back to Dublin, where his arrival is recorded the next spring.
The following year, the Scots and north British submitted to the West Saxon king. It had been touch and go but it meant that Æthelstan's England survived.
My reconstruction is, I hardly need to say, speculation, but the debate has been obscured by poor source criticism – even in major recent works on Æthelstan – and by a failure to interrogate the texts, which may still have things to tell us. We still can't be sure, of course, as the sources are so fragmentary and elusive. The historian's job, though, is to try to make sense of the evidence without bias, to keep an open mind. When the facts are uncertain, you proceed by hypothesis, and then put it out to be tested. Bromborough, I think, has not survived testing. But if the battle was really fought not at 'Bruna's fort' but at 'the Fort at the Spring', then the whole game changes. And a solution to the centuries-old mystery may finally be at hand.
Michael Wood is professor of public history at the University of Manchester. He has presented numerous BBC series over several decades. His new study, The Spelling of Brunanburh, is in the journal Notes and Queries (Oxford, September 2017).
This article was published in the October 2017 issue of BBC History Magazine
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McGill wasn't a super hero, he was a man who sometimes had more integrity than those who employed him. He was loyal and would refuse higher cash offers made to him taking only what he'd previously agreed on by whoever had hired him. He was a loner, an enigma and this aided in keeping the series and the characterisation alive and intriguing. The shows could have downbeat endings which was something virtually unheard of back then. Further realistic aspects - he wasn't furnished with a luxury car, exotic locations, grand hotels or a dolly bird on each arm. It was Richard Bradford's astonishing performance in the lead role which was its finest and strongest selling point.
"His name's McGill, with a big M and a big G!"
Richard Bradford trained at the Actors Studio in New York, and although made a few off Broadway and Television appearances, it was his feature film debut under Arthur Penn's direction in 'The Chase' (although his first big screen non speaking role was in 'Something Wild' 1961) which brought him to Lord Lew Grade's attention. He was immediately signed up to play McGill - the chain smoking, suitcase carrying tough guy who would take on even the most dangerous assignments for $500's a week ...plus expenses!
A suitcase is his most important possession. It contains the essentials of everyday living. And McGill may find himself anywhere, anytime. That?s the sort of existence he leads?the existence that provides Richard Bradford with an impelling and unusual starring characterisation for his first television series, ?MAN IN A SUITCASE.?
McGill is no ordinary hero.
He is a discredited American Intelligence agent?unjustly discredited through no fault of his own. His career has been shattered, his reputation ruined, by reason of international intrigue quite beyond his control.
Forced to begin life again, McGill has chosen to continue to use the skills he developed through his years of undercover work. He is a lone wolf, earning his living the dangerous way. Risking his life is part of his business. He doesn?t seek adventure, but the jobs he undertakes bring him face to face with unexpected perils. They entail courage. They call for skill. They need the know-how he has gained in his career in the espionage jungle?know-how applied in fresh spheres. There is nothing of the stereotyped hero about McGill. He is no Robin Hood, no knight on a white charger, but a man earning a living in the only way he knows how, and the world he moves in is tough.
You can?t help liking him, though he doesn?t ask to be liked. Standing alone, as he does, he has the strength and dignity which are also part of the human condition. He can be arrogant and rude, but he believes that what he is doing has something worthwhile about it. He is intolerant of inequality and injustice, and he has a basic honesty.
Because of his past, he is vulnerable. There is no protection he can claim. He is cheated of his money, betrayed by his clients, resented or persecuted by the authorities. It?s hard for him to trust anyone after being deliberately sacrificed by the men he himself trusted, men he believed to be his friends.
He is, on his own admission, a bounty hunter. He works for money. If it involves the world of espionage he knows so well, then so much the better?but espionage, as such, is no longer his business. There is no limit to the cases he can and will, undertake. They range the whole compass of human frailties, intrigues and problems. And they cover the world. He travels with nothing but a suitcase, a change of clothing and a gun.
He is as likely to be saving a wrecked marriage as saving a threatened man?s life. McGill is the sort of man who is called when someone is in trouble, real trouble, or wants something done which only McGill could manage.
The idea for the series was suggested by two of Britain?s leading writers, Richard Harris and Dennis Spooner, and the executive script consultant is Stanley R. Greenberg, award-winning American dramatist. The producer is Sidney Cole, and the associate producer is Barry Delmaine. Produced at Pinewood Studios, ?Man in a Suitcase? is distributed throughout the world by ITC.
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A top UN official condemned settler violence after a Palestinian man was shot to death in the West Bank Saturday. The shooting, reportedly by a settler, came after an Israeli hiker was attacked at a nearby location by three Arab men and stabbed in the hand.
"#Israel must put an end to settler violence & bring those responsible to justice," tweeted UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov.
"My thoughts & prayers go out to the family of the #Palestinian man killed & those injured. All must condemn violence, stand up to terror," he wrote of the incident, which took place near the Palestinian village of al-Mughayer.
Mladenov's comments came after Hamdi Taleb Na'san, 38, a father of four, was killed outside of his village near the Adei Ad outpost in the Binyamin Region of the West Bank.
The clashes began when an Israeli hiker was attacked and stabbed in the hand by three Palestinians. The hiker managed to escape to Adei Ad.
The community's volunteer security team and other teams from the area went in search of the suspects and were ambushed near al-Mughayer. According to Binyamin Regional Council head Israel Ganz, members of the security team had to defend themselves by opening fire.
IDF soldiers who arrived to rescue the security team also opened fire. According to the IDF, Na'san was killed by a settler during those clashes. According to Palestinian reports, 30 others were wounded.
"This is a very serious situation... security forces are working to calm the situation," he said.


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Workers' compensation question brought to state Supreme Court
On Behalf of Walborsky & Bradley | Aug 3, 2015 | Workers' Compensation
A question regarding Florida workers' compensation is being put before the state Supreme Court after an appeals court declined to rule on the matter. The answer to the question, if the state court will provide one, could mean a large shift in the way employee injury cases are handled in the state.
In most states, workers' compensation is considered to be an exclusive remedy for anyone injured during job duties. This means that an employee cannot usually seek a third-party lawsuit against an employer and must seek compensation for losses through workers' compensation. Sometimes, a remedy is provided for a lawsuit in cases where the plaintiff can show possible gross negligence on the part of the employer, but that isn't always the case.
In one case in Florida, a district judge ruled that workers' compensation was not an exclusive remedy for injured workers because of changes made to the law and the fact that the exclusivity was unconstitutional. That case was appealed, but the appellate court reportedly declined to make a ruling on the constitutionality of workers' compensation exclusivity. The appellate judges stated that plaintiffs lacked standing for the challenge.
The matter is reportedly being appealed to the state Supreme Court. If the court decides to hear the matter and make a decision, it is something workers involved in compensation situations should pay attention to. The state court decision could make a difference in how workers are able to seek compensation for injuries and damages that occur on the job; if the court decides workers' compensation is not an exclusive remedy, a precedent may be set for future personal injury lawsuits.
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NEW BEDFORD — Josephine (Perry) Calheta, age 84 years, died Saturday, April 23, 2011, at home. Josephine was the beloved wife of the late Arthur Calheta.
Loved mother of Doreen Mandeville of New Bedford; grandmother of Chad and Cassie Mandeville. She was the sister of Paul Perry, Donald Perry, Gilford Perry and Elaine Perry, all of New Bedford, Raymond Perry of Tiverton, RI., and John Perry of Fairhaven, MA. She is also survived by 5 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Calheta was a daughter of the late Agnes (Souza) and Joseph Perry. She was born in New Bedford and has lived in this area all of her life. She was employed as a stitcher at local dress factories until her retirement. She was a member of the Holy Name Seniors and attended Brandon Woods Day Care in Dartmouth.
Mrs. Calheta's visiting hours will be Tuesday at the Perry Funeral Home, 111 Dartmouth St., from 5 to 8 P.M. Services will take place at 7:30 P.M. In accordance with her wishes she will be cremated. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.


An LGBTQ fantasy series that follows a talented necromancer who must face down a deadly nemesis who has learned how to turn her magic into a weapon.
Odessa is one of Karthia's master necromancers, catering to the kingdom's ruling Dead. Whenever a noble dies, it's Odessa's job to raise them by retrieving their souls from a dreamy and dangerous shadow world called the Deadlands. But there is a cost to being raised—the Dead must remain shrouded, or risk transforming into zombie-like monsters known as Shades. If even a hint of flesh is exposed, the grotesque transformation will begin.
A dramatic uptick in Shade attacks raises suspicions and fears among Odessa's necromancer community. Soon a crushing loss of one of their own reveals a disturbing conspiracy: someone is intentionally creating Shades by tearing shrouds from the Dead—and training them to attack. Odessa is faced with a terrifying question: What if her necromancer's magic is the weapon that brings Karthia to its knees?


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Q: Finding best critical region X is a single observation from p(X). Test Ho: Poisson(1) vs H1: geometric with p= 1/2.
I used the Neyman Pearson formula, f(x|H1)/f(x|Ho). Is the critical region X!/2^(X+1)>c? If so, how do I prove that the test is unbiased?
Thank you

A: Your test should be the likelihood ratio test if you're using a Bayesian or Minimax or Neyman-Pearson formulation: $\frac{p_1(x)}{p_0(x)} > c$ declares $H_1$, $<c$ declares $H_0$ and equality can optionally be randomized between the two hypothesis with probability $\gamma$ (declare $H_1$) if you need to meet some false alarm constraint or are designing the test to be best in a minimax setting or something. In this case, $p_1(x)$ will be the pmf of a Poission(1) distribution, and $p_0(x)$ will be the pmf of a geometric distribution. Your test statistic will be thus $\frac{2^x}{x!}>c$ declare $H_1$, $=$ declare $H_0$ with probability $(1-\gamma)$ and $H_1, otherwise, $

As for the test being unbiased, you want to see that the probability of declaring $H_1$ under $H_1$ is higher than the probability of declaring $H_1$ under $H_0$:  $\gamma P_1 [\frac{p_1(x)}{p_0(x)} = c] + P_1 [\frac{p_1(x)}{p_0(x)} > c]  \geq (1-\gamma) P_0 [\frac{p_1(x)}{p_0(x)} = c] + P_0 [\frac{p_1(x)}{p_0(x)} > c]$.
That is, the power under $H_1$ (LHS) is bigger than the false alarm probability (RHS).

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Q: Реализация менеджера форм WPF Пишу модуль расширение для одного приложения.
Расширение являет собой элемент UserControl который кастомизирует стандартный интерфейс и функционал приложения. Так как модуль подгружается при запуске, то после запуска UserControl поменять на другой уже невозможно.
Мне как раз нужна возможность подмены элемента интерфейса.
Подумал над тем, чтобы в один элемент интегрировать несколько и при потребности перемещать нужное представление на передний план и работать с ним.
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José Calero had a very successful sales career and the day after he retired he decided that he was going to start his own business. Almost two decades later he has a thriving business, called LapWorks, and he was gracious enough to sit down with Cal State Fullerton students at our most recent CSUF Startup Wednesday seminars to discuss entrepreneurship and sales. What follows are notes from John Bautista, who was one of the Cal State Fullerton students who attended this talk.
CSUF Entrepreneurship: What was the speaker's message?
John Bautista: "Never give up." "This was not hard work for me, this was 'joy work'". Mr. Calero spoke to students and would-be entrepreneurs about his journey: about how he started, what he was before he became an entrepreneur, what the last 19 years were for him as an entrepreneur. He mentioned his struggles, his successes and he shared wisdom to the students on how to excel as an entrepreneur.
What impressed you the most about the speaker?
Mr. Calero is a very charismatic man and he knows how to grab the attention of the room and use it to his benefit. When Mr. Calero stated that he can "sell anything", I believed him. What strikes me is that he does not come off as someone who is "cocky" but as someone who is confident in his own abilities.
How can entrepreneurs (or anyone else) use this kind of information in their own lives?
The entrepreneurial life… is a very busy life. Know the difference between working harder and working smarter. Use every opportunity that is given to you. Don't waste any resource that can help get you (or your business) where you want to be.
Thank you John for the excellent notes and a special thanks to José Calero for donating his time to give this talk. José is also a valuable mentor for CSUF Entrepreneurship students in the classroom and José has donated a substantial number of his laptop desks to the Center to give out to attendees at events and competitions. If you have not received one yet, make sure to attend one of our upcoming events.
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Here is the entrance to Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park!
The Kilimanjaro Safari was awesome. We'd never been so close to these kinds of animals before. It was wonderful to see them in their natural settings.
Everywhere you look at Animal Kingdom there is something new to be discovered. We walked down into a small cave and found this tank with huge fish. It was a great spot for a cool, relaxing break.
John noticed this small waterfall underneath a footbridge that we were crossing. Look closely, you'll see that the rocks make up the shape of a dinosaur's mouth.
Being a drummer himself, Craig couldn't resist giving these African drums a try!
One of the best live shows we saw at Disney World was called Festival of the Lion King. These performers are definitely Broadway level actors and singers.


Biltmore Forest is a breathtaking neighborhood nestled among the Blue Ridge Mountains and is located between the Biltmore Estate, the Blue Ridge Parkway and the city of Asheville. This established neighborhood features absolutely stunning properties with plenty of attention to detail on generously sized lots.
The neighborhood features a country club with a beautiful golf course and plenty of amenities, as well as easy access to downtown Asheville for all of your shopping, dining and entertainment.
Biltmore Forest is zoned for Estes Elementary School, Valley Springs Middle School and TC Roberson High School.
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Q: IBapi want to read and use the error code generated in IBapi class i am new to python and TWS API , my problem is that i want to use the error id which is generated with Error. Id: 441 Code: 200 Msg: No security definition has been found for the request although it is displayed in the terminal but i am not able to grab it in a variable for further use in my code
here is my code
[from ibapi.client import EClient
from ibapi.wrapper import EWrapper
from ibapi.contract import Contract
from ibapi.order import *
import threading
import time

class IBapi(EWrapper, EClient):
    def __init__(self):
        EClient.__init__(self, self)

    def nextValidId(self, orderId: int):
        super().nextValidId(orderId)
        self.nextorderId = orderId
        print('The next valid order id is: ', self.nextorderId)

    def orderStatus(self, orderId, status, filled, remaining, avgFullPrice, permId, parentId, lastFillPrice, clientId, whyHeld, mktCapPrice):
        print('orderStatus - orderid:', orderId, 'status:', status, 'filled', filled, 'remaining', remaining, 'lastFillPrice', lastFillPrice)

    def openOrder(self, orderId, contract, order, orderState):
        print('openOrder id:', orderId, contract.symbol, contract.secType, '@', contract.exchange, ':', order.action,
              order.orderType, order.totalQuantity, orderState.status)

    def execDetails(self, reqId, contract, execution):
        print('Order Executed: ', reqId, contract.symbol, contract.secType, contract.currency, execution.execId, execution.orderId, execution.shares, execution.lastLiquidity)

    def error(self, reqId, errorCode, errorString):
        super().error(reqId, errorCode, errorString)
        print("Error. Id:", reqId, "Code:", errorCode, "Msg:", errorString)

def run_loop():
    app.run()

# Function to create STOCK Order contract
def STK_order(stock_ticker,):
    contract = Contract()
    contract.symbol = stock_ticker
    contract.secType = "STK"
    contract.exchange = "NSE"
    contract.currency = "INR"
    return contract

app = IBapi()
app.connect('127.0.0.1', 7497, 123)
app.nextorderId = None

# Start the socket in a thread
api_thread = threading.Thread(target=run_loop, daemon=True)
api_thread.start()

# Check if the API is connected via orderid
while True:
    if isinstance(app.nextorderId, int):
        print('connected')
        break
    else:
        print('waiting for connection')
        time.sleep(1)

# Create order object
def place_order(place_order_action, place_order_quantity, place_order_order_type):
    order = Order()
    order.action = place_order_action
    order.totalQuantity = place_order_quantity
    order.trailingPercent = 0.5
    order.trailStopPrice = 1612
    order.lmtPrice = 1613
    order.orderType = place_order_order_type
    order.trailingPercent = 5
    return order

stocks_list = [['ICICINIFTY', '628.00', 'NSE', 'BUY', 1]]
oid = app.nextorderId

for stock_ticker, open_price, stock_market, stock_action, stock_quantity in stocks_list:
    app.placeOrder(oid, STK_order(stock_ticker), place_order(stock_action, stock_quantity, 'LMT'))
    oid = oid + 1

# app.nextorderId += 1

time.sleep(1)
app.disconnect()

here is the output :
The next valid order id is:  443
Error. Id: -1 Code: 2104 Msg: Market data farm connection is OK:hfarm
Error. Id: -1 Code: 2104 Msg: Market data farm connection is OK:usfarm
Error. Id: -1 Code: 2106 Msg: HMDS data farm connection is OK:hkhmds
Error. Id: -1 Code: 2106 Msg: HMDS data farm connection is OK:ushmds
Error. Id: -1 Code: 2158 Msg: Sec-def data farm connection is OK:secdefhk
ERROR -1 2104 Market data farm connection is OK:hfarm
ERROR -1 2104 Market data farm connection is OK:usfarm
ERROR -1 2106 HMDS data farm connection is OK:hkhmds
ERROR -1 2106 HMDS data farm connection is OK:ushmds
ERROR -1 2158 Sec-def data farm connection is OK:secdefhk
connected
ERROR 443 200 No security definition has been found for the request
Error. Id: 443 Code: 200 Msg: No security definition has been found for the request

i want to grab  Error. Id: 443  into a variable for further use

A: To store the errors you could create a dataframe member variable in the IBApi class.
import pandas as pd

def __init__(self):
    ...
    self.errors_received = pd.DataFrame(columns=['reqId', 'errorCode', 'errorString'])

def error(self, reqId, errorCode, errorString):
    ...
    self.errors_received.loc[len(self.errors_received)] = [reqId, errorCode, errorString]


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A Pāli and English line by line (interlinear) version of a short chanting text wishing well to all beings.
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Q: F# - Can I reference "this" or "self" in a type provider? I'm trying to create a type provider that inherits from this type:
type BaseType() =
    member val Member : string = "" with get, set

But I don't know how to reference Member using "this" or "base", say, in the constructor. Here's an example of what I'm trying to do:
[<TypeProvider>]
type BasicProvider (config : TypeProviderConfig) as this =
    inherit TypeProviderForNamespaces ()

    let asm, ns = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly(), "Namespace"

    let createTypes () =
        let myType = ProvidedTypeDefinition (asm, ns, "ProvidedType", Some typeof<BaseType>)
        let ctor =
            ProvidedConstructor [
                ProvidedParameter("inputString", typeof<string>) ]
        do ctor.InvokeCode <-
            fun parameters ->
                // base.Member doesn't actually work - how can one do this?
                <@@ do (base: BaseType).Member <- (%%parameters.[0]: string) @@>
        do myType.AddMembers [ctor]
        [myType]
    do this.AddNamespace(ns, createTypes())

Is there any way to do what I'm trying to do when I say "base.Member" there?
If not, is there a different recommended way to store internal state in a provided type?

A: I have not tested this, but I think something like the following should do the trick:
ctor.InvokeCode <- fun parameters ->
  <@@ let res = BaseType()
      res.Member <- (%%parameters.[0]: string)
      res @@>

The expression passed to InvokeCode of a constructor does not mean the body of a constructor of a new type (if you are creating erasing type provider) - it just needs to be any expression that returns a value of the type that you are erasing to. This means that you can put more complex initialization code in the expression.
I personally prefer keeping the inline quotations simpler, so I'd have a library function:
let createBaseType (input:string) =
  BaseType(Member = input)

And call the helper from a quotation:
ctor.InvokeCode <- fun parameters ->
  <@@ createBaseType (%%parameters.[0]) @@>

However, this is just a matter of style - both options should work.

A: What I didn't realize in my original question is that the constructor needs to be a function that creates and returns an object of the type we're providing, not a constructor as we normally think about them. This makes self-reference much easier:
do ctor.InvokeCode <-
    fun parameters ->
        <@@
            let retVal = BaseType()
            retVal.Member <- (%%parameters.[0]: string)
            retVal @@>

Note that for properties and methods, parameter [0] is always the object itself ("this").


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Q: Stress the bandwidth and disk read in linux I need to trigger HighBandwidth and high disk read for my alert testing purpose. So does anyone knows any Linux command to trigger HighBandwidth(transmitted and received) at 70GB as well as disk read more than 50MB for testing purpose?

A: You may trigger the highest possible bandwidth by sending /dev/zero from one computer to /dev/null in a different one directly connected. You may achieve this by using socat:
in one computer:
socat - TCP-LISTEN:9999 </dev/zero

in another one connected to it:
socat TCP:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9999 - >/dev/null

where xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is the IP of the other machine.
If you want to see which throughput you are having, you may use pv, which will print it:
socat TCP:xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:9999 - | pv >/dev/null

Similarly you can read a very large file and discard it to /dev/null:
cat /very_large_file | pv >/dev/null

to trigger high disk read.


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Pascal Pelletier scored his first goal as a Rivermen to open the scoring 11:39 into the first period, snapping a 21-game goalless drought dating all the way back to Nov. 30. Lars Eller and Talbot each scored over the next 5:10 to give the Rivermen a 3-0 lead heading into the first intermission.
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Things got rough in the final five minutes of regulation as Peoria's Yan Stastny and Grand Rapids' Kris Newbury picked up fighting majors while Kindl, twice, Paul Crosty and Chris Porter all received roughing minors. With the Rivermen on the power play, Talbot collected his second of the game with only 42 seconds left in regulation to stop a stretch of 13 consecutive power plays without a goal.
Peoria goalie Ben Bishop finished with 20 saves as the Rivermen outshot the Griffins 33-21 in the game and are now 2-3-0 against Grand Rapids after dropping the first three meetings of the year.
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This makes a hefty 8-10portions at 2.5 (2 if for 10 people)syns each. Delicious and creamy and my ultimate soup leading up to Christmas!
2. Add the potatoes, broccoli no stock and cook until the potatoes are soft.
3. Blend until there are no large lumps and add in the Stilton and stir until it is melted into the soup.
4. Taste and season with salt and more black pepper and serve or keep in the fridge (once cooled) for up to 4 days.


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More SMEs expect lower turnover in 2018: Poll
The 2018 SME Development Survey found that 15 per cent of SMEs projected negative turnover growth for this year.PHOTO: ST FILE
Dec 6, 2018, 5:00 am SGT
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Challenging business environment cited as main factor behind gloomier outlook
More small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore are expecting a decline in turnover this year, citing the challenging business environment as the main culprit for the dampened outlook, partly weighed down by the US-China trade tensions.
The 2018 SME Development Survey by DP Info found that 15 per cent of SMEs projected negative turnover growth for this year, up from 11 per cent last year and 12 per cent in 2016. Only two in five expect turnover growth this year.
The survey, now in its 16th edition, had 2,557 SME respondents and was conducted between June and August.
About one in five said it has been affected by the ongoing trade conflict between the United States and China, according to the report.
Of the number, 54 per cent said it has affected the competitiveness of exports, while 40 per cent said it reduced overseas sales.
Some 28 per cent of SMEs said it has affected or delayed their internationalisation plans.
Despite the trade headwinds, SMEs are still looking to expand abroad. Asia continues to be a focal point in their search for new markets, with greater interest seen in Asean, especially in the Philippines and Thailand this year, said the report.
Cash flow remains a pertinent concern of SMEs. While one in three firms faced external finance-related issues, a ratio that was similar to last year, there was an increase in those facing delayed payments from customers.
High manpower costs continue to be the top concern for 36 per cent of SMEs, followed by increased domestic competition at 32 per cent.
Findings also reflected a rise in labour-related issues, with more firms citing difficulty in hiring staff (28 per cent) and retaining staff (11 per cent) compared with last year.
Cash flow also remains a pertinent concern of SMEs. While one in three firms faced external finance-related issues, a ratio that was similar to last year, there was an increase in those facing delayed payments from customers.
Delayed payments from customers - the top finance-related issue faced by SMEs - went up from 81 per cent last year to 84 per cent this year.
As a result, this had an impact on how SMEs manage their finances. Some 44 per cent of firms said they face internal difficulties managing their finances.
Proportion of the 2,557 SME respondents surveyed who say they have been affected by the ongoing trade conflict between the United States and China.
This year, half of SMEs said their top concern on this front was the difficulty in managing cash flow, liquidity and credit risk - up significantly from 38 per cent last year.
Mr James Gothard, general manager of credit services and strategy, South-east Asia, at Experian, DP Info's parent group, noted that SMEs are "facing tough and challenging times on multiple fronts", and that more can be done to increase opportunities for Singapore, such as to resolve their finance-related concerns.
But he said he was heartened to see that firms are "proactively driving productivity improvements and business transformation", and heeding calls of the Government and industry leaders to take advantage of Singapore's digital economy push.
A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 06, 2018, with the headline 'More SMEs expect lower turnover in 2018: Poll'. Print Edition | Subscribe
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