It is the first weekend in March which means it is time for the annual Rosehill Craft show. I went this morning.
The Rosehill show the little sister to the big Sydney Quilt and craft show which is held in June each year, it is a smaller show but usually just as good. This year the craft show seemed to have a different feel to previous years. I know popular craft trends change from year to year and the show caters for what is most popular but I guess this year the trends that seemed to be at the show weren't really my taste. Cake decorating seemed to be big this year and wedding planning so if liked those things you had lots of activities and shops to choose from. I'm more into fabric and yarn shops and activities and it seemed there were fewer of those than in previous years at Rosehill. Saying that there was a new store which I was really wanted to visit and basically only went to the craft show for and that was Lefty's. I had no idea this shop even existed until I saw that it in the exhibitors list prior to the show. As the name suggests they sell left handed products. I discovered they had left handed dressmaking scissors and was hoping they would have them at the show. To recap my issue I'm right handed but cut fabric anti-clockwise which is apparently wrong for a right handed person. To use my seam allowance guide successfully I need left handed scissors. They had a variety of types but talking to the owner and discussing my problem he suggested I went with a pair that had a universal grip. A universal grip doesn't have a thumb grove it which means you can comfortably use them in your right or left hand. The top blade is on the left hand side which is what I need.
I did do one class as the show which was a last minute decision I only decided this morning before I left home. I discovered a jewellery making class. It wasn't like a regular class where you met the teacher at a special workshop area at a designated time instead the class was held at the exhibitor's stand and you basically went up whenever you wanted and made your item. I really liked this as it gave you the flexibility to do it whenever you had time or there was a spot free at the class station. You had the option of making a pendant or a cuff. I decided on a cuff as it is something I am liable to wear more. You stamp your designs onto your item using metal punches and a hammer. You were able to use any of the punches (letters, symbols, zodiac signs, pictures) they had available to create any design you wanted. There was no limit so you could do as many as you could fit if you wanted to. I saw they had a ying yang punch for sale but it wasn't among the ones you could choose from however the store holder was kind enough to open the packet up so I could use it. Each person was given a practice piece to try out using the punches before they started their actual piece. My practice piece was horrible as it kept slipping. They stall holder gave me some tips and I got the hang of it. For my bracelet I opted for 4 ying yangs, they turned out great so I decided not to do anything else. I adore ying yangs so my bracelet was perfect with just the 4. You do the punching out your design on flat metal surfaces afterwards you curve the cuff to get the round shape. I love my little bracelet.
It certainly was my shortest Rosehill show as I only spent just over 2 hours at it. I did the things I wanted to do so it wasn't a wasted trip. Crowd wise numbers looked down but Sydney is currently going through a very wet period so I'm guessing that is why. Hopefully next year it picks back up again.
I have always said on here I will show both the good and the bad side of my crafting. I have a confession all my craft supplies (fabrics, magazines, books, notions, tools, wools) have exploded. I have never been a neat freak and am used to having lots of stuff around me (stuff not mess) but my craft stuff has gotten to a point that it is out of control and I'm starting to lose things as I put items down and things get piled on top of it. I'm getting to the point where I don't know where to put things so I just stick them wherever.
In my study I have a series of bookshelves. I keep craft books, magazines, craft dvds, containers full of supplies to make jewellery / bags / hair clips. On these shelves above I have started just shoving anything I find that don't know where to put elsewhere. I have run out of space for craft books and magazines.
I have started piling my magazines and some books on chairs in my lounge room, the floor in this room and on the top of my 2nd horn sewing cabinet. I can still open the door to get my overlocker out but I can't use the top of it.
My spare room is probably my dumping room of the house. I have tubs of fabric against one wall. In my built-in wardrobe on one side I have tubs full of fabric, wool and the clear box is my finished gifts box but you can see I can't easily get to it at the moment. I have a lot of random fabric in here. I recently had a rental inspection and lot of stuff got shoved into this wardrobe and that's when I realised it is becoming a problem.
On the other side of the built-in I have a bookshelf which has patterns, craft machines, threads, sewing supplies, rolls of crafting supplies, You can see my interfacing is shoved in one corner. To get anything out of this I often have to move a lot of stuff.
I couldn't actually tell you what is in this pile here. Clothing, fabric, wadding, wool, packets of mum's old pj's would be my guess. It is right opposite my indoor clothes airer so it becomes a really dumping ground. I cover it with white sheeting so not to expose it to a lot of light (only the morning sun) It is a mess.
It is time to take action and to take control. My plan of attack is to basically do a big stocktake of all my items.
◊ I'm going to get rid of any books and magazines which I know I won't use. I'm also not going to re-subscribe to magazines which I'm finding I'm not reading as much or getting use from. I'm limiting craft books. I have enough books on toys, knitting, crochet, mending, using my overlocker, making clothes.
◊ I will sort all my items so that I have like things together. I only want one place to keep zippers, one place for trims, one place for sewing tools etc. I will get rid of any excess of items if I'm not going to use them.
◊ For the fabric I'm going to measure each item and note down what I have via a private Pinterest board with a photo and size of each piece so when I get a pattern (particularly clothing) I can look through my board easily and see if I have any suitable fabric first. Any fabric that is too small to or I know I won't use will be given away.
◊ I will handle my wool stash by going through it and any that I can't use or I know I won't ever get too will go. This includes the lovely alpaca yarn which I know I'm never going to get around to using.
◊ I will find better storage solutions for my items. My wool felt for example I would love to keep in drawers where I can access each pieces easily instead of squished into a zip lock bag which explodes each time you open it.
This isn't going to be something I do in one day or one weekend. It is a long term project that needs to happen so long term I can fix the problem from continuing to occur. It has hard to say but my craft supplies have turned to clutter. Crafting is meant to be my relaxation thing but it is starting to stress me out. When I had to tidy up for my recent rental inspection it was the tipping point of wait you have a problem. It is possible to have lots of stuff providing you fully know what you have, it is organised so you can find things easily and that you're using it.
I've got a fair collection of Wonder Clips or craft clips (Wonder Clips are the Clover brand) I use them to hold binding into place when I'm doing mini quilts, fold back areas of fabric when doing hand embroidery and to hold the fabric to papers when doing hexies but it wasn't until I heard someone in a Facebook forum say she uses regularly instead of pins in her sewing that I thought that sounds like a great idea and I should try it too. Over the weekend I was making a softie that was very bulky. I used clips on the inside of him to hold his limbs out of the seam lines. Instead of pinning around the edge I decided to try clips instead. Oh what a difference it made. I didn't have the worry about which direction I placed the pins so I could remove them easily, I could concentrate on my sewing and not worry about hidden pins that may go under the needle as I could see the clips. After I had stitched around the outside I removed the clips that were securing the limbs via the turning gap then turned out the toy, this was so much easier than having to poke around trying to remove a pin from the inside or trying to turn out the toy with the pin still in place. Another good thing was no bent pins. I have many a banana shaped pin that has protested about being put through so many layers of a softie or bag. Now in future I will clip first pin second.
You can find Wonder Clips or the generic version of them in the quilting notions section in most sewing shops. There are a heap of online places and ebay that sells them too. There are even some for knitting (which I have a set of) They are a longer clip. In the above picture the purple ones are the knitting ones.
I don't use my Sizzix Big Shot (or now known sometimes as Fabi) as much as I should. It is a great little die cutting machine that you can cut fabric, paper, foil or balsa wood on. One way which I have used it many times is to cut hexie papers which are used in English Paper Piecing (EPP) This machine is perfect for cutting the papers on. I wanted to cut a batch recently for a craft swap. By folding the computer paper into quarters and placing it over the cutting die I was able to cut 16 hexies at once. I then experimented and discovered I could do 2 sheets of paper at once cutting 32 at a time. I was able to cut a total of 200 papers in a matter of minutes. It was brilliant! These hexies are 2″ but you can get a variety of sizes. Cutting your own papers saves so much money and time. I could never cut the papers as neatly as this machine does.
I find it hard to let go of projects even though I know realistically I will never get them finished or if the idea in my head hasn't worked out when I've tried to create it. To clear my space for projects that I will actually finish or that will actually work I'm doing a clear out.
I had planned to do the Cozy Afternoon Block of the Month I was going do each one as a stitchery and make it into a quilt at the end. I started block 1 and almost completed it but unfortunately that's as far as I've gotten. I'll finish this block off and turn it into a mug rug but that's as far as I'm going on this project. I have the Winter Secrets block by block stitchery that will be turned into a quilt which I have started which I'm going to concentrate on more this year instead so Cozy Afternoon goes.
This item I'm debating about letting go or not. I was trying to design a clock soft toy where you could move the handles to change the time. It was going to be like a pillow. When I attached the clock hands I couldn't get both to move freely. It has to be possible so I may keep on to this for a little longer to see if I can the right way to attach them hands. The idea is still really strong in my head and I do have child in mind who could get this as a present.
Ok so I thought I would have more projects to toss out but I only found 2. Oh well at least that is a start. If I unearth anymore throughout the year (I'm searching my brain and can't think of anymore off hand) I will have a serious look at them and decide to stay or go.
Yesterday I went to the big Sydney Craft and Quilt fair that is held every June.
As always craft fairs equal shopping. I got some items that were on my list including some binding to match a project I'm working on and an extendable magnet to pick up pins from the ground. Each year I buy something that the ladies from the Quilters Guild make to raise funds for their guild, this year I got a couple of thread catches cause you never have to many of them (I just have to remember to use them) I also purchased an adjustable sewing bed extension table but I haven't had a chance to try that out yet. Just as I was leaving I got some craft books which weren't on my list but craft books are my weakness. Another new thing I got which I can't wait to try is little torches that slip over your thumb so when you're doing hand embroidery your stitch area is illuminated. This year I didn't do any workshops or listen to any talks. I wasn't even sure if I was going to even make the event or how long I could stay at it so I didn't want to commit to anything.
The June craft show in really good to go to as it has all the quilts on display. Unfortunately I couldn't take photos of them as you need to have the owners permission. Now that I have done a bit more quilting than I had before it was interesting seeing them and trying to work out how they did it. I'm in awe of people who can do any size quilt. I struggle with a mug rug and that is tiny.
After the show I stayed the night at Star City like I've done in previous years. I however didn't pack any craft for me to do at the hotel. Normally I do a class or something so I have something to work on afterwards. If I go away for a couple of days I automatically pack something. At the show when I realised this I started to get really anxious as I need to do something to keep myself occupied. All I had on me was a pair of embroidery scissors in my wallet. I walked around the different stalls trying to find a project I could start immediately that didn't involve any prep work and used limited tools. I decided on sashiko. I brought a panel and a skein of thread and the lovely girl gave me a free needle as she could see how desperate I was. Lesson learnt at least throw in a pair of knitting needles and a ball of yarn into your overnight suitcase. I actually got a lot done on the panel during my stay.
I enjoyed my day at the show. Maybe next year I can do a class or maybe even volunteer at the Knitters Guild display stall.


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The Great Serengeti Migration
There is a seemingly never-ending circle of life of the Serengeti
The great Migration of the Serengeti is considered one of 'The Ten Wonders of The Natural World', and one of the best events in Tanzania to witness. A truly awe-inspiring spectacle of life in an expansive ecosystem ruled by rainfall and the urge for survival amongst the herbivores of the Serengeti plains.
The humble leader of the migration is the Wildebeest, known to be lacking in intelligence, earning it the affectionate moniker 'clown of the plains'. In its defence, the Wildebeest is a successful team player and as a gregarious herbivore it reaches up to 1.5 million in numbers as part of the migration. Its intelligence and ability to survive in such a harsh environment as the East African bush lies in its strength in numbers - a super-herd in the seemingly never-ending circle of life of the Serengeti.
Accompanied by 200,000 zebra, 350,000 gazelles and 12,000 eland this strange wonder of the natural world circulates the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and the Masai Mara Game Reserve in Kenya, its path dictated by rainfall and the resulting growth of grasses on the plains. There is neither a start nor finish to their journey; merely a relentless sequence of life and death. The only beginning is the moment of birth and the only ending is death - which can come only too easily in the migration.
The precise timing of the migration is entirely dependent upon the rainfall patterns each year. Nor is it confined to the un-fenced National Park, and instead seamlessly flows into the surrounding Game Reserves. Between January and March the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Maswa Game Reserve, south-east of the Serengeti offer refuge during what is the short dry season thanks to its numerous rivers and spring grasses, allowing an opportunity for the Wildebeest to rest and give birth. Up to 400,000 calves are born in a synchronized birthing within just two to three weeks of one another! Unsurprisingly, this period presents a veritable feast for any accompanying predators - and the first challenge in the wildebeest's life - with hundreds of hyenas and lions scattered across this area taking their chances with a potential glut of vulnerable newborns.
By April the Wildebeest begin their journey, moving in en-mass, head to tail, northwards into the National Park and passing through the popular central area of the park at Seronera. This is also the time of the annual rut, and start of the gestation period (eight and a half months) of the next year's calves. In May the Rainy season arrives and brings heavy precipitation to the west of the park. Shortly after this the fertile plains bear a heavy cover of grass drawing the migration westward towards it. The Western Corridor including the Grumeti Game Reserve and Ikorongo Game Reserve host the majority of the migration through June, offering the Game a chance to build up their strength for the journey ahead.
From here the migration heads north again, through the park and towards the Kenyan border where it will arrive by July. It is from this point that the migration takes on one of its most spectacular and deadly advances: - the river crossings; in the Serengeti the Mbalangeti and Grumeti rivers, and in Kenya, the most famous crossing; the Mara river. For most of the year these rivers are relatively placid and often dry, but come the rains they become violent torrents presenting major obstacles to the progress of the wildebeest. The migration arrives at the Mara River in their tens of thousands and gather, waiting to cross. The result has been shown around the world on numerous nature documentaries and is truly awesome show of the deadly reality this migration faces. Many adults and calves are lost to crocodile and lion attacks, drowned or crushed by the herd and calves regularly become separated from their mothers on the wrong side of the river, resulting in little hope for their survival. While such a tragic hurdle in the migration may appear to be a disaster for the wildebeest, the deaths only represent a mere handful of the hundreds of thousands of calves born each year. Without a degree of natural mortality, the wildebeest population could spiral out of control and totally change the balance of this expansive ecosystem in which they perform a lead role.
Once reaching the grasslands of the Masai Mara in August, the wildebeest spend several months feeding and fattening once more, taking advantage of the scattered distribution of green pastures and isolated rainstorms. Continuously they will seek areas of good grazing in the Mara, enabled by their evolved ability to travel large distances very quickly and economically. By late October, the first of the short rains fall on the scrawny grass plains to the south of the Serengeti, filling seasonal waterholes and bringing fresh growths of grass. The wildebeest will instinctively start heading south again, trekking down through the eastern woodlands and back into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The Wildebeest scatter and spread out again once they reach the open plains having completed a journey of over 500 miles. With 90 per cent of the cows heavy with the new season's young the journey is ready to start once again with the birth of the next generation of calves.
For any visitor to the Serengeti, the wildlife spectacle of the migration offers a huge enhancement to what is already an overwhelming sight. Many of the lodges and safari camps are located in great positions for the arrival of the migration in their area and throughout the park numerous luxury mobile camps pop-up in time for the arrival of the herd. Other than during the August to October period when the migration is in Kenya, Tanzania is the place to be for this natural wonder. And should you be unable to visit the location of the migration during your visit, don't worry, life still goes on throughout the park, with smaller groups of wildebeest, zebra and gazelles remaining resident in the more fertile areas of the park throughout the year; the lazy or the clever ones? We'll let you decide!
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Former Bihar CM Bhagwat Jha Azad dead
Former Bihar Chief Minister Bhagwat Jha Azad died here today after a prolonged illness. He was 89.
October 04, 2011 / 11:59 AM IST
A six-time member of the Lok Sabha from Bhagalpur in Bihar, Azad had been ailing for some time and was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), family sources said.
He breathed his last this morning, they said. A veteran Congressman, Azad was the chief minister of Bihar for little over a year between 1988-89.
He had joined the BJP recently but was hardly active due to ill health.
Azad's son, former cricketer Kirti Azad, is a BJP MP from Darbhanga.
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Is it ever okay for your knees to extend beyond your toes while doing squats or lunges?
It is correct to avoid excessive forward movement of the knee during squatting and lunging movements. It is a myth, however, that you should "never let your knees go past your toes while doing a squat or lunge." This belief originated from a study that is more than 30 years old (1978 Duke University study that found maintaining a vertical lower leg as much as possible reduced shearing forces on the knee during a squat). The truth is that leaning forward too much is more likely what is truly causing the problem or injury. Read on for more information regarding these functional movement exercises and how to have correct form.
In 2003, University of Memphis research confirmed that knee stress increased by 28% when the knees were allowed to move past the toes while performing a squat. However, hip stress increased nearly 1,000% when forward movement of the knee was restricted. In addition, in group exercise, the cue "don't let your knees go over your toes" has long been an effective general rule when trying to teach an exercise to a room full of people with different skill levels, abilities and goals. When a class has a large number of participants it is difficult to help each individual participant with their specific range-of-motion so providing a general "don't let your knees go past your toes" cue is an effective way of erring on the side of caution for the exercise instructor.
During lunge or squat movements, we should always emphasize beginning the movement by pushing the hips backwards before they lower towards the floor (a term referred to as "hip hinging" – see Tip below). This avoids pre-mature forward movement of the knee by shifting the hips backwards. As we continue to lower our body downward, this creates a healthy hinge effect at the knee, but there comes a time where the knee (tibia) will begin to move forward in order to maintain our balance (keeping our center of mass within our base of support). If you happen to have long limbs, then it is realistic to expect your knees to move forward over or beyond the toes. Any attempt to prevent this will result in either falling backwards or in bad squat or lunge technique which places increased loads into your low back. So, as long as you teach the lunge / squat movement correctly by first initiating the movement at the hip and avoid premature forward movement of the knee, then the fact that the knee may move forward is quite safe.
Maintain contact with the broomstick against all three points (head, thoracic spine and sacrum).
Maintain the same spacing between your hand and your lower back.
When designing an exercise program for a client and including the lunge, personal trainers should keep in mind that the application of any exercise should be adjusted for the exact needs of that client. The principle of specificity dictates that the range-of-motion (ROM) of any exercise should be specific to the needs and abilities of the client. Some might have a need to restrict knee ROM if they experience any knee discomfort during exercise, while other clients might need to train to an extreme ROM to condition their joints for the angles they will experience during training or competition for a particular sport or activity. For example, a client training to learn a complicated dance routine or an athlete who plays a sport such as tennis which requires rapid changes of velocity and direction would have much different training needs than a client who just wants to lose weight and improve their health. In the case of the dancer or tennis player, they might experience a point in the routine or competition where the knee translates forward past the toes so their conditioning program needs to take this into consideration and prepare the muscles and joints to handle the forces when that happens.
Research by Hamill in 1994 found that Olympic lifting has a much lower incidence of injury when compared to many other competitive sports such as gymnastics, football or basketball, so this extreme ROM is not a danger if the participant has the requisite hip and ankle ROM to allow it to happen. Keep in mind that Olympic weightlifters train for years to achieve the necessary flexibility for their sport. Exercising to the point where the knee can translate safely over the toes requires the appropriate progression of exercise intensity to achieve the desired ROM without any adverse affects.
For more information on the studies cited in this article and to expand your knowledge on functional fitness, we recommend the following resources to fitness professionals.
Chiu, L., and Schilling, B. (2005, February). A Primer on Weightlifting: From Sport to Sports Training. Strength and Conditioning Journal/National Strength and Conditioning Association, 27(1), 42-48.
Fry, AC., Smith, JC, S., & Schilling, BK. (2003, November). Effect of knee position on hip and knee torques during the barbell squat. Journal Of Strength And Conditioning Research / National Strength & Conditioning Association, 17(4), 629-633.
Hamill, B. (1994, January). Relative Safety of Weightlifting and Weight Training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research/National Strength and Conditioning Association, 8(1), 53-57.
McLaughlin, T., Lardner, T., & Dillman, C. (1978, May). Kinetics of the parallel squat. Research Quarterly, 49(2), 175-189.
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An exercise physiologist and faculty, teaching courses in Exercise Science and Nutrition at San Diego State University, and UC San Diego. Prior, Fabio was a head coach, and a strength and conditioning coach at SDSU; and opened and managed health clubs for Club One. A national and international presenter, he is frequently featured on television, radio, internet, and in print publications, and has authored chapters in various textbooks and publications.
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We are very proud of our school and its place in our community. As a team, we all work hard to follow 'The Whitney Way – the Way We Learn' - 'Ko te ara o te Witini - te āko tika'.
This is our vision statement and is what guides us in our words, actions, thoughts, beliefs, learning, and the choices we make in our everyday lives. It is what we aspire to i.e. to be 'honest (matatiki), caring (manaaki), respectful (whakaute) learners (ākonga)'.
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'The Way We Learn' is our core business. At Whitney Street School, we learn by being self-managing, thinkers who are connected. We explored the qualities and skills that we want our children to possess so that they can thrive in their ever-changing and exciting future.
Programmes at our school focus on the learner as an individual and every child is valued. We strive to constantly improve and help each child work to achieve their potential. Our class groupings allow for collaborative planning between teachers and strong collegial support is a feature of our school. Quality e-learning is integrated across the curriculum. Our school reflects a good cross section of our wider community with a number of cultural groups being represented on our roll.
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Q: How to develop a "Histogram Color Change" based strategy in pine-script TradingView I am using MACD-Histogram as one of the main technical analysis tool for some times now. In my experience the the zero-line crossover of histogram along with histogram color change and its fading or saturating all are profitable trading signals with high degree of accuracy on higher time frame particularly.
The zero-line crossover strategy is available by default in TradingView. Now I want to write a strategy based on change in histogram color, color fading and saturating. Which functions and arguments should I be using in Pine-script? Please help. Thanks for your time, Regards.

A: Well, you have access to how histogram color is calculated.
plot(hist, title="Histogram", style=plot.style_columns, color=(hist>=0 ? (hist[1] < hist ? col_grow_above : col_fall_above) : (hist[1] < hist ? col_grow_below : col_fall_below)))

So, you need to break it down to something like that:
is_grow_above = (hist>=0) and (hist[1] < hist)
is_fall_above = (hist>=0) and not (hist[1] < hist)
is_grow_below = not (hist>=0) and (hist[1] < hist)
is_fall_below = not (hist>=0) and not (hist[1] < hist)

Then compare them with their previous values to see if there is a color change:
is_new_grow_above = not is_grow_above[1] and is_grow_above
is_new_fall_above = not is_fall_above[1] and is_fall_above
is_new_grow_below = not is_grow_below[1] and is_grow_below
is_new_fall_below = not is_fall_below[1] and is_fall_below

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Q: caffe could not open or find file I'm new to caffe and after successfully running an example I'm trying to use my own data. However, when trying to either write my data into the lmdb data format or directly trying to use the solver, in both cases I get the error:
E0201 14:26:00.450629 13235 io.cpp:80] Could not open or find file ~/Documents/ChessgameCNN/input/train/731_1.bmp 731

The path is right, but it's weird that the label 731 is part of this error message. That implies that it's reading it as part of the path instead of as a label. The text file looks like this:
~/Documents/ChessgameCNN/input/train/731_1.bmp 731

Is it because the labels are too high? Or maybe because the labels don't start with 0? I've searched for this error and all I found were examples with relatively few labels, about ~1-5, but I have about 4096 classes of which I don't always actually have examples in the training data. Maybe this is a problem, too (certainly for learning, at least, but I didn't expect for it to give me an actual error message). Usually, the label does not seem to be part of this error message.
For the creation of the lmdb  file, I use the create_imagenet.sh from the caffe examples. For solving, I use:
~/caffe/build/tools/caffe train --solver ~/Documents/ChessgameCNN/caffe_models/caffe_model_1/solver_1.prototxt 2>&1 | tee ~/Documents/ChessgameCNN/caffe_models/caffe_model_1/model_1_train.log

I tried different image data types, too: PNG, JPEG and BMP. So this isn't the culprit, either.
If it is really because of my choice of labels, what would be a viable workaround for this problem?
Thanks a lot for your help!

A: I had the same issue. Check that lines in your text file don't have spaces in the end.

A: I was facing a similar problem with convert_imageset. I have solved just removing the trailing spaces in the text file which contains the labels.


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In The Know: Indianapolis Colts
In The Know is an ongoing series with the opposing team's beat writer. This week, Matt Taylor of the Colts Radio Network, gives insight on the Texans upcoming opponent.*
What's the mood like in Indianapolis? With a 6-6 record and a three-way tie atop of the AFC South, it's a very different picture from where the Colts were a month ago.
Taylor: Yeah, indeed. The Colts are 6-6. They've won four out of the last six, and it's kind of funny when you look at where the Colts are right now after 12 games. They are 6-6, 3-3 at home, 3-3 on the road. They've won their last three road games. They haven't lost, ironically, on the road since they last played the Texans. They are 2-2 in the AFC South, they've scored 311 points and they've given up 311 points.
The Colts have literally set the reset button as we head into the final month of the season. It's going to be really fun. The Colts – just like the Texans – they hold their playoff destiny in their hands. If the Colts can win out, they'll be in the playoffs because that would mean they beat the Texans, what would give them the edge in the AFC South. As we both know, the easiest and clearest way to the post season is to win the division. The Colts – just like the Texans – hold their fate in their hand. It'll be a pivotal game coming up on Sunday.
Andrew Luck had as close to a perfect game as he's had all year on Monday night, 22-28 for 278 yards, four touchdowns and 147.6 passer rating. What was the difference for Andrew Luck in Monday night's win over the Jets?** Taylor: I think Andrew has been so solid all season long, and I think that's a big reason why the Colts are still in the playoff mixes. It's because they have a great quarterback. You brought it up, 147.6 passer rating. That's a career-high. He had four touchdown passes, three of them in the first half to (TE) Dwayne Allen.
The 2014 season, his numbers were so impressive. Obviously, last year, he missed nine games due to injury, but once we look back and reflect on this season, sometimes stats don't tell the whole story, but I think in a lot of ways, this year, his performance will be better than in 2014. His decision-making is better. What he likes to call and in his own words, the phone head plays, are down. He still takes his chances, but they're more calculated. He's running the football more conservatively. He's getting down. He's sliding. Andrew Luck is really starting to come in to his own and that's a scary thing to say considering how good he was prior to this season, moving forward and now in the future.
Andrew Luck is well-equipped to sort of take the torch from the other elite quarterback as more and more guys start to age and retire. Obviously Tom Brady is still once of the faces of the league, but I think Andrew Luck will become an even bigger face, an even bigger icon in this league by the way he's playing and the way he's taken this team where they want to go.
One question we discussed in Week 6 that still seems to be a lingering issue for Andrew Luck is the sack numbers. Only Cleveland quarterbacks have had more sacks than Luck this year. How much of a concern is the pass protection heading now and in the final stretch of the season?
Taylor: Well, it's still a concern, obviously. Andrew continues to be the highest-sacked quarterback and the hits go along with that as well. We talk about injuries. Every team is injured, but it seems like once a game, an offensive lineman is coming out due to an injury. That was the case on Monday night with (OG) Denzelle Good. He left the game with a concussion, so it's been sort of a revolving door. A carousel at all positions in the offensive line.
It seems like the only guy that hasn't been injured is the left tackle Anthony Castonzo and he'll tell you, in his own words, that he's been up and down this season as far as consistency goes. Right tackle now is Joe Reitz. Playing in Denzelle Good's stead on Monday night is Joe Haeg, the rookie who they drafted out of North Dakota State. They are high on him but he has sort of been a Swiss army knife. He's along that offensive line: he can play guard, he can play tackle. The only position he hasn't played all season long as been center, and that's been Ryan Kelly. He's a rookie but they're high on him.
(General Manager) Ryan Grigson actually said on his radio show this week that it's not been perfect, far from it. He'd like to see more consistency out of the group up front, considering what they are protecting in Andrew Luck. But, he is liking the trajectory of where that offensive line is going. He thinks the number of hits, the number of sacks are going down from what they were at the beginning of the season.
Obviously, they are going to have to protect against a really good front that the Houston Texans have this weekend. The Colts aren't making any bones about it as far as what they're goals are. They don't want to leave anything to chance, tie-breakers and things like that the rest of the season. They want to take care of business and win out their last four games, and I think if they do that, they'll have a good shot at playoffs. Obviously, the offensive line with be integral if they want to win those games. Because Andrew Luck has to be upright, obviously, in order to make plays.
One guy he was injured earlier in the season and who is back now is wide receiver Donte Moncrief. He did play against the Texans in Week 6 but caught a touchdown pass in the Monday night game. How has his return helped Luck in the offense? ** Taylor: The biggest impact that Donte Moncrief has is in the red zone. He's caught a red zone touchdown in five straight games. He's the first Colt to do that since Reggie Wayne caught five passes for a touchdown in 2009. He's a big-bodied guy, as you know. He's 220, runs really good routes. He's got those short windows, tight windows, where Andrew Luck can feed the ball into them and trust that Donte can go up and make a play.
That's really the biggest impact that Moncrief has on this offense. It's inside the red zone. And a possession-type guy too. On a third down-and-3 or third down-and-short, he knows Donte is going to make a play if it sticks and move the chains for a first down.
Colts linebacker D'Qwell Jackson is now serving a four-game suspension, starting Sunday. How much of a blow is a loss like that to the defense and who's going to step up in his place?
Taylor: It's a massive blow because D'Qwell Jackson, a captain on that team, has started every single game since he came to the Colts in free agency in 2014. That's 44 straight games. He leads the Colts in tackles but he did violate the PED policy and now he's going to miss the last four games of the season. The Colts know some options at inside linebacker. They can turn to rookie Antonio Morrison, but he struggled a little bit in pass-coverage situations. They can look to Josh McNary, who is a veteran. They can go to first year Colt Edwin Jackson, who has impressed the past couple weeks in inside linebacker. He had a nice little pop on Matt Forte on Monday Night Football. He had a career-high six tackles on Monday night, so probably look for a combination of all three of those guys to platoon and spell Jackson in a lot of different areas.
There's just something to be said about continuity, a familiar voice, a familiar leader out there on defense, and the Colts aren't going to have that the rest of the season on that side of the ball.
Edwin Jackson has sort of an interesting nickname, doesn't he up there?** Taylor: Yeah, they call him "Pound Cake." Pound Cake Edwin Jackson.
Is there a story behind that nickname?
Taylor: It's quite interesting. He's one of those guys that Ryan Grigson is really high on because – in his own words – he said that Edwin doesn't feel like anything is owed to him. He goes out there and tries to earn a roster spot every single day even though he already has one. When 53 is out there, and that's Edwin Jackson's number, he's going to make his presence felt. If he's going to make a mistake, he's going to do it 150 miles an hour. Obviously, you can't replace the experience that D'Qwell Jackson has but Edwin Jackson will come in and will give the team all he has. That's for sure.
What are the big storylines up in Indianapolis, heading into Sunday's game?
Taylor: We are looking at what the Texans have to offer, what their mindset is coming in to the game. Obviously 6-6, a three-game losing streak. When you look at this division, the Titans are 6-6 as well, and there's this historical factor.
I'm sure you're aware of this,but this is just the second time since the 1970 merger the three times have shared a division lead in 6-6 this late in the season. The other time was 1988. The AFC West had three teams at 6-6: the Broncos, the L.A. Raiders and the Seattle Seahawks.
It's just going to be really fun to see how this whole thing plays out. It's sort of the pseudo-AFC Championship game, which was the case last year. Remember last year when the Texans came in to Lucas Oil Stadium with so much riding on the line in a late December game? The Colts remember what happened last item they played the Texans, letting a 14-point lead slip away with three minutes to go. They haven't forgotten about that game. So many storylines and so many implications on this game on Sunday.
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Modi seeks to improve relations with Pakistan via cricket
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Despite apprehensions raised by some BJP MPs about a proposed India-Pakistan cricket series, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined to break the ice with the neighbouring country through "cricket diplomacy", informed sources here said.
"We have taken the decision to start a cricket series between both countries to improve our relations," said Modi on Tuesday during a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary party meeting, a BJP MP who was present told IANS on the condition of anonymity.
Soon after a resolution was adopted appreciating initiatives taken by the Modi government during its first year in office, Modi said some of the members have expressed concern against the series and that is why he was "clearing the air", said the source.
Party lawmaker R.K. Singh, a former union home secretary, had raised apprehension over the issue in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Cricketer-turned-BJP MP Kirti Azad had also opposed the move.
According to the source, Modi also asked the MPs to present a report to the people on a year's progress and works undertaken by the government in their respective constituencies.
The initiatives will help in ensuring social security of the poor and vulnerable sections of the society, he said.
The parliamentary party also commended Modi for his achievements during the past one year in office and a resolution was passed in this regard, the source said.
The resolution appreciated the prime minister's efforts for enhancing India's image among the international community, the MP told IANS.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Modi also said that his government has come up with a tough bill on black money.
Naqvi also said that the government's fight is not with the opposition parties but those who are spreading corruption in the country.
According to sources, only Modi spoke at the meeting. None of the MPs said anything this time, especially after Bharat Singh, a party MP from Uttar Pradesh, had criticized the government at the last parliamentary party meeting.
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Powering up for new HIPIMS research centre
A machine which pumps out power pulses with the same intensity as a lightning bolt has helped strike up another important relationship: the launch of an international research centre by UK and German scientists.
Sheffield Hallam University has established a HIPIMS Research Centre with German research institute Fraunhofer IST to lead the global development of the physical vapour deposition (PVD) process, which is revolutionising high tech industry by improving the quality of a wide range of applications from jet engines, through microelectronics to biomedical implants.
Sheffield Hallam, which pioneered High Power Impulse Magnetron Sputtering (HIPIMS) in 2001, launched the new research centre at the 1st International Conference on HIPIMS held in the city earlier this month.
The conference was a success in itself, attracting more than 120 of the top scientists and industrialists in the field of HIPIMS.
Dr Arutiun Ehiasarian, director of the HIPIMS Research Centre at Sheffield Hallam, said: 'Sheffield Hallam and Fraunhofer are the pioneers in HIPIMS and this new centre will help to implement this process in industry across the world.
'By establishing a common philosophy and working processes, we can explore the full potential of HIPIMS in developing coatings applications for the aerospace and automotive industries, as well as functional coatings and microelectronics research.'
The HIPIMS process can help in the manufacture of a range of products from jet engines to knee joints by pumping out an eight mega watt of electrical impulses that create a plasma to improve coatings.
International companies are queuing up to work with the new research centre, which will be based at Sheffield Hallam, to develop better performing coatings for jet turbines, microelectronics, space satellites, photovoltaics, titanium-framed spectacles and tea cups.
Fraunhofer IST, which has expertise in developing tribological, optical, electronic, and sensor coatings, were in Sheffield to launch the research centre on July 6 and 7 this year.
Professor Günter Bräuer, director of Fraunhofer IST said: 'Joining up resources from Sheffield Hallam and Fraunhofer IST creates a worldwide unique Competence Centre for innovative sputter processes.'
Professor Mike Smith, pro vice chancellor for research and knowledge transfer at Sheffield Hallam, said: 'This new research centre cements a long and successful collaboration between Sheffield Hallam and Fraunhofer to expand our research and understanding of the HIPIMS process.
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