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Lloyds Banking Group: The Dark Horse goes Digital
Peter Judge is Archivist for the Lloyds Banking Group Archives & Museum Prior to 2020 at Lloyds Banking Group Archives we had been making plans to digitise parts of our collections. Then, like so many other organisations, we found ourselves in a situation where lockdown restrictions were limiting our access to the archives. Given how much of our work is tied to a physical space, this added extra impetus to our plans for digitisation.
3D scanning and virtual reality environments at the University of Bristol.
Emma Hancox is Digital Archivist at the University of Bristol. As well as digitising two dimensional materials, at the University of Bristol we have been experimenting with three-dimensional scanning methods. We are actively engaged in digital preservation and the creation of 3D scans creates its own set of challenges. In terms of access, we have started working on ways of increasing interaction with the 3D models we create breaking down barriers, giving our collections a wider reach and...
New Models for Preservation: Photogrammetry at the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums
Sean Rippington is Digital Archives and Copyright Manager at the University of St Andrews Photogrammetry – taking overlapping photographs of an object and converting them into 3D digital models – has become business as usual for the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums. Driven by the push to provide more, different, and better types of online access to our collections for teaching and learning during the pandemic, we now have over 170 examples on our IIIF-based Collections...
Digital Preservation of Community Archives: Breaking down barriers to digital preservation through training
Dr Deborah Thorpe is Education and Outreach Manager for the Digital Repository of Ireland This autumn, the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) held an online introductory training programme in digital preservation for our members, with a particular focus on the training and community-building needs of community archivists. This course has been helping with breaking down barriers to digital preservation, by making topics such as appraising your digital collections for preservation,...
Digitisation and Digital Preservation journey at Unisa Library and Information Services
Ansie van der Westhuizen is Non-commercial Digital Developer (Institutional Repository) and Anri van der Westhuizen is Manager of Archives. They both work at the University of South Africa (Unisa). The Unisa Institutional Repository (UnisaIR) was launched in May 2009. Challenges and barriers were the order of the day. During a conference in Senegal, Nkosi (2008) rightfully called these barriers by name: mistrust, resistance and lack of skills. At present the UnisaIR is...
Capturing Digital Memory – Breaking Down Barriers
Lee-Anne Raymond is Manager of MV Images (DAMS) at Museums Victoria, Australia This year's theme Breaking Down Barriers invokes imagery of protest marches, placards, actors suddenly bursting into song… Just me? Likely. Too much streaming in long lockdowns. Honestly, I really had to mull on the theme a bit, as I was concerned. How could I determine that barriers are being broken down from within a Museum where we do a lot of digitisation for reasons of physical preservation and...
Digitisation and digital preservation practice – making archives available and keeping it accessible (part 3)
Ros Malone is School Archivist for Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School in Perth, Australia Image Keys: Easing Barriers to Retrieval in the School Archives It's a familiar problem for many Schools and School Archives, and indeed for collections of all kinds – what can be done with our vast collection of untitled, un-tagged digital images?
Rosemary Grace Bruce-Mullins is Committee Member and Member of the Research Team at the Wentworth Historical Society Inc, Australia As a local History Society member digital preservation of records provides a multitude of benefits. An experience where the local town hall, that housed the history society collection, was firebombed, and thankfully saved, made us aware of the reality of losing the collection, and all the information it contained.
Karuna Bhoday is Program Manager, Integrated Archival Management System Program at National Archives of Australia. The National Archives of Australia ensures that Australian Government information of enduring significance is identified, secured, preserved and accessible for future generations. To continue to meet our vision of being world leading archive in this digital age and to fulfil our functions now and into the future a high priority for the National Archives is to embed...
Digital Preservation Workflows Webinar Series and COW-a-thon event
Recordings of Workflows Webinar Series (DPC Members please login to view) 20th April, 1300 - 1430 (UK) Episode 1: Preparations and ingest Business planning with Jaye Weatherburn, University of Melbourne Pre-ingest checks and ingest preparation for digital legal deposit material with Roxana Maurer, Bibliotheque nationale du Luxembourg Ingest to Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) with Fabi Barticioti, LSE Library 22nd April, 1300 - 1430 (UK) Episode...
From 'starting digital preservation' to 'business as usual'
Anna McNally is Senior Archivist at University of Westminster in the UK The University of Westminster's Records and Archives team manage the institutional records of the University (founded in 1838), alongside the deposited records of several architects and town planners, and a garment collection (the Westminster Menswear Archive). We started actively managing digital records in 2016 but, in a relatively fast-paced area (compared with paper records!), it's hard not to always think...


The newly revisited concept of social capital is now prominent in several fields of social science. For Next Generation Consultants, the concept became important with the introduction of the integrated reporting framework that requires companies and organisations to report on how their activities either contribute to or diminish capital formation. The International Integrated Reporting Council's guidance suggests that a company's public report should include information about six forms of "capital" as inputs and outputs of the value generation process. One of these is social capital, which focuses on "institutions and relationships".
Despite this focus, it is remarkable how little structured attention is often given to assessing and improving relationships in business. There is still much uncertainty about what social capital really means and why and how it should be measured.
A report commissioned by the Network for Business Sustainability South Africa has gone some way towards addressing this uncertainty. Based on a review of 314 studies, the report defines social capital as the ability to secure or obtain resources, knowledge and information through relationships with and among individuals and groups.
Relationship capital or social capital?
The study's main premise is that social capital is actually relational capital. It states that these relationships can be among the internal stakeholders of an organisation (e.g. employees) and between an organisation and its external stakeholders (e.g. consumers and regulators).
Relationships among internal stakeholders give rise to enhanced efficiency and reliability in managing operations, projects and innovation. This is because of improved sharing and dissemination of information and knowledge, and enhanced commitment and retention of employees.
Building external social capital contributes to competitive advantage and cost reductions, because it enhances access to external information and knowledge. It also builds the firm's reputation among key stakeholders, such as customers, regulators and prospective employees.
The study concedes that companies also benefit from the positive impact of social capital, specifically in community and in social development, as it creates a more conducive business environment, for instance it is easier to do business in local communities surrounding a firm's operations if there is positive social capital being created through social investments.
The report makes the point that the intangible nature of an organisation's social capital makes it a powerful strategic asset, but it also makes it difficult to measure. Such measurement can enhance proactive efforts to grow this asset, and of course it is important to do so as it is necessary to respond and report effectively according to the integrated reporting guidelines.
The challenge to measure social capital is something Next Generation set out to tackle. Because of our work in the space of social investment and development the value of social capital became very clear, very quickly. This is quite simply because companies are investing resources in society through their corporate responsibility and social investments. Because our company measures the impact and return on investment of these interventions, we are able to prove whether and how a company's contribution, i.e. social investment, contributes to the formation, growth and impact of social capital.
It is our belief that social capital is a useful form of capital to measure because we have also recognised that the utility of social capital depends on its convertibility and contribution to other forms of capital. The question we set out to solve was why social capital is referred to as "capital" if there is no true way to measure it? And that is what we have tried to do through our Investment Impact IndexTM. Through our impact assessment methodology, we have been able to measure the impact of resources (capital) that are applied to generate social capital as well as social and shared value.
While social capital is about networks, trust and shared values, social value creation is about the substantive improvement in people's wellbeing, as measured by indicators of health, education, income, and so on. These are distinct concepts, but they are closely interrelated: Social capital enables social value creation, and a company's contributions to social value creation enhance its social capital.
The value generated for the organisation is referred to as return on investment, while the value generated for society is referred to as impact. As such, we measure return on investment, meaning increased social capital, in aspects such as improved stakeholder relations, improved reputation, increased access to capital and improved operational trading environments, i.e. freedom and licence to operate.
The social capital generated for communities in which companies invest is measured in aspects such as improved access to health, better quality of education, improved management of natural resources, as well as diminished risks of political instability, crime and protests, to name a few. In other words, social capital also creates measurable shared value.
Although we concede that there is universal agreement that social capital is difficult to measure with a high degree of validity, we wanted to provide an opportunity rather than shy away from complexity. As such, we created the Investment Impact IndexTM that we developed over the past ten years.
1) What is the impact that was achieved through social and impact investments?
2) What did the investor gain, i.e. return on investment, by making these investments?
And as it relates to this article, what social value and social capital was created in the process? What have we achieved?
Meso: Other stakeholders, i.e. indirectly affected or additional stakeholders – the broader community, other funders, intermediaries, etc.
We are very conscious of the fact that much of the data we use to measure social capital is subjectively derived, which is why we use primary, secondary and tertiary information sources to ensure evidence and proof of impact.
Over the past ten years we have measured the impact of R4 billion and we have assessed more than 1 000 programmes. Measuring social capital was never the primary focus, but we have been able to prove that social capital can be measured and that social value can be generated and, most importantly, reported on. It is our wish that more reporting organisations would use this methodology to prove that social capital can be created through social investment and can be reported on because there is evidence of an increase in social capital formation.


The society's Kitty party was at full bloom. The ladies were chatting and eating at the same time spreading bits and pieces of food from the mouth here and there while talking. Few members were yet to come so the games had not begun.
Tanya and Samira were flatmates. They've just been transferred from the New York branch of their office to the Delhi branch and the society people were curious about them.
The lift door opened and they were standing infront of the apartment where they were invited. There was lot of noise of bollywood music mixed with the chatting of nearly 15 ladies inside, all talking together on the top of their voice.
They rung the bell and waited. Mrs. Mehta opened the door and hugged both of them. All of them walked in and suddenly all the ladies were quitely looking at both of them. Obviously, when most of the ladies were in their tacky salwar kameej and sarees, few tried to look modern and wore fitted jeans, that could rip any moment, and tight kurtis, showing off their assets, Tanya and Samira were dressed in the most different way.
Tanya wore a tight knee length designer dress on her lean body and had a Gucci clutch with Louboutins, while Samira was wearing a branded pencil skirt with a baggy crop top. She had a Louis Vuitton bag and wore Aldo heels.
After looking around Tanya gave Samira a stern look and Samira pleaded with her eyes. Mrs. Mehta had to poke them to come out of their nightmare and then push them forward to sit. Everyone was still looking at them and was getting more and more curious to know them. They sat and took a glass of a Mango drink served by Mrs. Mehta's domestic help. Mrs. Mehta then introduced everyone and they all started talking again.All the ladies were talking to each other and asking if anyone knew who they were in muted voice. Anyways, the games began and they all started to play and eat and talk, all at the same time.
Hours went by and Samira and Tanya left the party with the other ladies. The women inside them had just jumped out and showed up at the topic of a maid. And then started the harmless bantering and bitching and they never knew when they were a part of the gang. "Maids", "Mother in law", "Husband", "Children" and "Shopping" are the topics that unite every women. There were "don't tell anyone, I am just telling you" and "I don't know what does she think of herself" and "Do you know this?" and "yes I saw it with my own eyes" repeatedly and no matter how chic Tanya's and Samira's appearance was, inside they were just WOMEN.
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Star Trek is the only obstacle in front of Doctor Doom!
The Doctor Doom content, which was adjusted from Noah Hawley's Marvel funnies a year ago, was said to have been acknowledged by Kevin Feige and the Marvel group. Notwithstanding, Feige needed Hawley to work more on the content. In this way, there was no understanding yet. Presently, Noah Hawley said something and expressed that his Marvel plans were not working a result of Star Trek.
It was uncovered that last March, Marvel's head Kevin Feige met with Noah Hawley and requested that he work more on the Doctor Doom content. At the D23 Expo held in the mid year months, the fourth stage movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe were discharged and stood out that Doctor Doom was not among them. Inability to make any move on this issue flagged that the undertaking may have been dropped. Presently, Noah Hawley talked with Deadline during the Television Critics Association press visit and offered another expression and stated: "My telephone didn't ring. I enjoyed the content and what I did. . "
Specialist Doom's story starts with the catch of Latveria, an anecdotal European nation. Fate will call a female writer to speak with him through the world so he can make his voice heard. Known for being super miscreant, Doctor Doom is compelled to live with a veil because of a research center mishap. Mr. Phenomenal, Reed Richards of Fantastic Four, is liable for this mishap. Disney is known to need Doctor Doom to play Hugh Jackman.
Noah Hawley, the maker of the Fargo and Legion arrangement, was as of late delegated chief of Star Trek 4. Hawley, who is as of now taking a shot at it, said that he would proceed with another cast and that he couldn't consider it a continuation.
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Squad in the Lord of the Rings Ok, Filming Begins!
The official discharge desired the hotly anticipated Lord of the Rings arrangement and the date was set for the shootings. Amazon declared that the exceptionally foreseen fabulous arrangement will start shooting in February. The Lord of the Rings has the most winning book and film arrangement ever. J.R.R. Tolkien's books are extraordinary compared to other selling books composed, and in 2003 the BBC named him Britain's best novel.
In the mid 2000s, this time, the generation of the movie business, coordinated by Peter Jackson occurred and became as well known as his books. The set of three, in view of the Fellowship of the Ring, the Two Towers and the Return of the King, was both basic and economically effective, producing billions of dollars in the cinematic world. He has additionally gotten many honor assignments and has gotten a great 17 Academy Awards. The Return of the King, the last film of the set of three, won the Oscar for Best Picture in the Oscars and netted over a billion dollars.
Presently, it's an ideal opportunity to let the legend live on TV. The Lord of the Rings, which will be circulated on Amazon Prime and is relied upon to be the most noteworthy spending plan ever, will portray the occasions that went before the arrangement. Like the motion pictures, the arrangement will for the most part be shot in New Zealand. The last authoritatively reported squad is as per the following; Markella Kavenagh; Ema Horvath; Joseph Mawle; Robert Aramayo; Owain Arthur; Nazanin Boniadi; Tom Budge;
The show, showrunner and official makers J.D. It will be coordinated by Payne and Patrick McKay. The primary season will have eight scenes. It's indistinct whether the show will be associated with the motion picture set of three. The fans and the group are furious about the arrangement venture. They want to make an awful showing with a business concern. A few people believe that the task will be the new Game of Thrones and will make a major achievement. We'il before long discover who's correct. The arrangement is as of now planned for 5 seasons.
"Edge of Tomorrow" Continuing Movie Works Continues!
Work on the continuation Edge of Tomorrow, featuring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt, is in progress. Executive Doug Liman made a sharing via web-based networking media. The image will give hints about the content of the film, and we are looked with a controlled picture. We likewise observe screenwriter Matt Robinson and maker Alison Winter.
In 2014, Edge of Tomorrow, which was about the result of the control of the world, met its watchers. The screenplay for the first film was composed by Christopher McQuarrie, who made a few ventures with Tom Cruise. Tom Cruse and Christopher McQuarrie are right now taking a shot at Mission Impossible 7 and 8 continuations. It is along these lines not realized whether Cruise will come back to the Edge of Tomorrow spin-off, "Live, Die, Repeat and Repeat"; and furthermore lost the screenwriter. McQuarrie's successor Matt Robinson and his group appear to need to understand a ton of story-related issues, given the mutual photograph. Emily Blunt, then again, has not yet marked an arrangement, and the entertainer has two movies, Wild Mountain Thyme and Not Fade Away, which have not yet been discharged. So the eventual fate of the Edge of Tomorrow spin-off is by all accounts an inaccessible history until further notice.
How many whiteboards is too many? #LiveDieRepeat2
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The subject of the first film was as per the following: sooner rather than later, the outsider corps called Mimics pulverizes numerous large urban communities and holds a great many individuals nearly passing. No military on the planet can arrive at their speed, the intensity of their weapons, and above all their capacity to give requests and actualize them through clairvoyance. All militaries on the planet currently need to unite against this outsider run, and they have no additional opportunity aside from this association. Official Bill Cage is an unpracticed trooper who has never taken part in any of these fights, and his new task implies some sort of suicide. It is normal; Cage is killed inside minutes … Be that as it may, this doesn't prompt an end, yet a fresh start. Confine awakens on a curiously appalling day and winds up in a troublesome cycle to break. As per this, he should bite the dust each time and afterward revive and rehash a similar war again. Each time he returns, he gets more grounded, more intelligent, and all the more effectively ready to manage Mimics, yet his activity is the world's most testing undertaking.
Michael Showalter's parody, wrongdoing and dramatization in the chief's seat "The Lovebirds" shared a visual. In the visual, we see the humorist Issa Rae, who as of late assumed the errand of declaring his Academy Award designations on air, and Kumail Nanjiani, presently experiencing escalated work because of the Eternals, conversing with somebody in intriguing outfits.
The satire and dramatization The Lovebirds is as per the following: A couple very nearly partition unexpectedly end up in a baffling homicide case. The couple, attempting to clear their names and fathom the occurrence, need to discover how to spare themselves and their relationship all the while. In view of the mutual pictures, our couple is in a difficult situation, conversing with a third individual with their uncommon ensembles. This discussion is by all accounts some sort of addressing. Then again, we get the early introductions of Kumail Nanjiani's change with Eternals.
The Lovebirds was coordinated by Michael Showalter, who recently worked with Nanjiani on the film Big Sick. Furthermore, the chief is planning to make a significant film like The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Aaron Abrams and Brendan Gall composed The Lovebirds. In the film's cast, Big Sick, Life As We Know It, Stuber, Silicon Valley comic Kumail Nanjiani and Little, Insecure, A Black Lady Sketch Show Issa Rae'in just as Paul Sparks, Kyle Bornheimer, Joe Names like Chrest.
The narrative of The Lovebirds isn't written in the first through a dark couple. Be that as it may, Issa Rae stated, "This isn't about races. In any case, we needed to acknowledge the races and the way that we are a worldwide couple." It might appear to be a film between The Lovebirds, Game Night and Murder Mystery. The Lovebirds will meet its crowd in Turkey on April 3, 2020.

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Q: Is it necessary to show that if x = y then f(x) = f(y)? Let $a, \beta, \gamma \in \ell_\infty$ be fixed sequences. For a sequence $b$ define $$T(b_n) = a_n + \beta_n b_{n+1} + \gamma_n b_{n+2}, \ n \in \mathbb{N}.$$ Prove that $T$ is a well-defined continuous mapping from $\ell_\infty$ to $\ell_\infty$.

I have proved that $T$ is continuous. My question is about well-definedness: what exactly do I need to show?
I have shown already that $Tb \in \ell_\infty$ for $b \in \ell_\infty$. Is that all that is necessary here?
I know that sometimes it is necessary to show that if $b = c$, then $Tb = Tc$. But in this case, that sort of proof seems unnecessary. If I did have to show that, I would simply say, "Assume $b = c$. Then for each $n$, we know that $b_{n+1} = c_{n+1}$ and $b_{n+2} = c_{n+2}$. So $T(b_n) = a_n + \beta_n b_{n+1} + \gamma_n b_{n + 2} = a_n + \beta_n c_{n+1} + \gamma_n c_{n + 2} = T(c_n)$. So, because $T(b_n) = T(c_n)$ for all $n$, $Tb = Tc$." Is that necessary? Thanks!
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In response to one of the comments, here is more context for this question. It is routine to have different ways of representing the same input for a function, and you have to check that the different possible representations nevertheless map to the same output. For example, any rational number $x = a/b$ where $a, b \in \mathbb{N}$. Define $f: \mathbb{Q} \rightarrow \mathbb{Q}$ by the rule $f(x) = (a+1)/(b+1)$. Then $f$ is not a function because $1/2 = 2/4$ and yet $f(1/2) = 2/3$ while $f(2/4) = 3/5$. In this example, the pathology arises because $f$ is defined in such a way that it implicitly dissects $x$ into its components and acts on the components.
The reason this is on my mind is that the function $T$ takes a sequence, and yet $T$ is defined based on how it acts on the individual components of that sequence. So, $T$ has in common with my pathological $f$ that these functions are defined based on how they act on the individual components of some input. With $f$, it is necessary and nontrivial to check that if $x = y$ then $f(x) = f(y)$, and in the case of $f$, this leads to pathology. So I wanted to ask Stack Exchange whether or not this sort of check is always necessary when a function is defined based on how it acts on the individual components of an input.
In this case, if you choose $x, y \in \ell_\infty$ and $x = y$, then it is obvious that $T(x_n) = T(y_n)$, for an individual component. So a specific version of my question in this case would be: Is demonstrating that an arbitrary component $T(x_n) = T(y_n)$ the same as demonstrating that $T(x) = T(y)$? I had discussed with some of my peers that maybe an induction would be necessary to make the leap from $T(x_n) = T(y_n)$ for "an arbitrary $n$" to $T(x_n) = T(y_n)$ for "all values of $n$".

A: (Copied from comments - with some expansion - since it answers the central question.)
If you define a map $F : A \to B$ directly from the elements of $A$, it is not necessary to prove that if $x = y$, then $F(x) = F(y)$. The mechanics of your definition take care of that automatically. Where you need to prove $x = y \implies F(x) = F(y)$ is when $F$ is not defined directly on elements of $A$, but rather from some representation of those elements.
For example, you might attempt to define $F: (0,1) \to \Bbb N$ by

for $t\in (0,1)$, let $0.b_1b_2b_3\dots$ be the binary expansion of $t$, then $F(t) = \min\{i : b_i = 1\}$.

This doesn't define $F$ in terms of $t$ itself, but rather its binary expansion. And the problem is, some $t$ have more than one binary expansion (in particular, those $t\ne 0$ with $2^kt\in \Bbb Z$ for some $k \in \Bbb N$).
More generally, if there is some set $C$ of "representations" and a surjective map $r : C \to A$ carrying each representation to the element of $A$ that it represents, and there is some mapping $\tilde F : C \to A$, and the definition of $F$ is effectively

For all $c \in C, F(r(c)) = \tilde F(c)$.

Then, it is necessary to show "when $x = y, F(x) = F(y)$". Because what you are actually showing is that when $r(x) = r(y), \tilde F(x) = \tilde F(y)$.
In my example, $C=\{0,1\}^{\Bbb N}$ is the set of all binary sequences $(b_i)_{i\in \Bbb N}$ (for notational convenience, using $0\notin \Bbb N$). $r$ is the function interpreting these sequences as binary expansions of real numbers. In particular,
$$r((b_i)_{i\in \Bbb N}) = \sum_{i=1}^\infty \frac{b_i}{2^i}$$ And $$\tilde F((b_i)_{i\in \Bbb N}) = \min \{i : b_i = 1\}.$$
Alas, since $r(1\overline 0) = r(0\overline 1) = \frac 12$, but $\tilde F(1\overline 0) =1$ while $\tilde F(0\overline 1) = 2$, this $F$ is not well-defined.

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Le nom Stockton peut désigner :

Aux
 Stockton, ville du comté de San Joaquin, dans l'État de Californie ;
 Stockton, quartier de San Diego, en Californie ;
 Stockton, village du comté de Jo Daviess, en Illinois ;
 Stockton,  une ville du comté de Muscatine, en Iowa ;
 Stockton, siège du comté de Rooks, dans l'État du Kansas ;
 Stockton, ville dans le Minnesota ;
 Stockton, siège du comté de Cedar, dans l'État du Missouri ;
 Stockton, localité du comté de Hunterdon dans le New Jersey ;
 Stockton, localité du comté de Chautauqua dans l'État de New York ;
 Stockton, localité du comté de Tooele dans l'État de l'Utah.
 Stockton Springs, ville du  comté de Waldo, dans l'État du Maine

Au
 Stockton-on-Tees, ville du comté de Durham, au nord-est de l'Angleterre.
 Stockton-on-the-Forest, village du Yorkshire du Nord.

En
 Stockton, ville de Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.

En
 Stockton : une ville ancienne du Nord-Ouest de l'Île du Sud de la Nouvelle-Zélande

Personnalités
 Robert Field Stockton (1795 – 1866), militaire américain ;
 Frank R. Stockton (1834-1902), écrivain américain ;
 Dick Stockton (1942), joueur de tennis ;
 John Stockton (1962), joueur de basket-ball ;
 David Stockton (1991-), joueur de basket-ball ;
 Philip Stockton, monteur son américain.

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Most people find it Mondays to be the toughest part of the week. It's so hard to get back in the swing of things after a long, restful weekend. I personally love Mondays. There's always smiles to transform and ideas to get excited about.
Do you need a little help getting started today? No worries! We want to share five of our favorite quotes with you; hopefully they will turn your unmotivated Monday into a motivational Monday. These are the words that get me super excited to start my week and do BIG things!
This is a quote by Simon Sinek that I saw recently after a trip to my favorite place in America… Florida! It resonated with me because I had been so stressed before that trip, but after sitting on the beach for a few days, things looked (and felt) different. Sometimes you need a little perspective to sort out ideas or move away from stress. It can seem counter-intuitive to stop working on something when there's so much to do, but I've learned that whitespace is absolutely necessary to grow.
I don't know who originally came up with this quote, but it really speaks to me, and it's perfect for Motivational Monday. We can get so focused on our goals, it can be easy to forget the bigger picture. The "why" behind what we do. It's so important to check in with your heart as you do your work. Does your task list align with what fuels your passion? Staying in touch with your values will help motivate you when you don't feel motivated by the task itself.
John Burroughs was a wise man, and this quote is one I live my life by. You can analyze and weigh out every decision until you're blue in the face, but ultimately, you're going to have to take a leap. You got into this business to do big things, and as awesome as it would be to be able to just write "do big things" in your planner, it doesn't work like that. You're gonna have to leap and have a little faith. Your net will appear and you will be SO glad you pushed yourself to go there.
This is another one that I just happened to see and I don't know who originally said it, but boy does it speak to me. As dentists, I think we can get in our own way a lot because we think, "that dream is too big/different/risky/bold. I should stay in my lane and just focus on doing what I do." That kind of thinking will truly limit your impact on the world! Stop stopping yourself and instead, see what kinds of amazing things you can do!
Do you have any "Motivational Monday" quotes that you love? If you're anything like me, you've got them hanging up at your desk, on your coffee mugs, and all over your Instagram feed. Share a few of your favorites with me in the comments! Let's inspire each other to accomplish big things this week!
Did you buy yourself a new planner for 2019? There's nothing like the possibilities that hide in those clean pages, the year just waiting for you to take it by storm. If you're a person who is naturally drawn to organization, you'd probably really love using a dental marketing content calendar to plan out your social media content for the year!
It might seem like a big task to plan everything out in advance, but you don't have to do the whole year… you can just take it one month at a time. You'll be amazed at how much more intentional you can be with your marketing. This almost always translates to better results and a more strategic approach. It helps you use social media as a tool rather than just a place you hurriedly upload photos and updates to.
What is a Dental Marketing Content Calendar?
You're probably wondering what exactly we mean by a dental marketing content calendar. There are no hard and fast rules about what this has to be. It can be any kind of calendar, planner, or even a spreadsheet that you use to plan out your social media content.
First, you'll want to decide how often you want to post. A lot of dental practices find the most success by posting daily, but if that's overwhelming for you to start with, consider posting three times a week (maybe Monday, Wednesday, and Friday).
Next, take a look at upcoming holidays and special events. Plan content around those things first. Then, think about services you want to highlight. Then, fill in the gaps with educational content, behind the scenes photos, or just some fun, lighthearted posts that will make people want to follow your feed.
Once you have everything planned out for the month, you'll need to actually create the content. You'll need eye-catching imagery and some great copy to go with it. This is by far the most time-consuming part, and you'll want to do your best to stay on top of the social media trends that come and go so you can see the biggest return on your efforts. We have some super fun courses that specifically made for dentists over at The Soiree Suite. They will help you get all the information you need quickly so you can start rocking your social media!
Also, if you need help with imagery, you might want to check out Soiree Stock. This is our styled stock photography membership site that is loaded with gorgeous images that are ideal for dental practices. All you have to do is download the images you like, write a caption to go with them, and post. We have seasonal and holiday-themed images, dental images, and a whole bunch of other categories that will make setting up your dental marketing content calendar a breeze!
Probably the most difficult part of all of this will be staying on track. As a dentist myself, I know how busy life can get and if we're honest, social media is probably the first thing to get tossed to the side — especially if you're also raising a family and have a busy schedule outside the office!
The dental marketing content calendar will help you streamline your work, but using tools like Planoly or Later to upload content ahead of time and schedule it in advance is a great way to be more hands off with your marketing. Your content will still stream when you want it to, but you won't have to be there hitting the "post" button every single time.
We also think it's ideal to sit down once a month and batch out all your work for the next month. It might take a few hours, but then you don't have to think about your social media content again for a whole month! Batch working is honestly the most efficient way to work, and we believe social media is important enough to dedicate a few hours per month to.
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Does this all seem impossible? If your schedule simply doesn't allow for regular social media updates, you can absolutely outsource it! If you decide to go this route, we encourage you to choose someone who understands the dental industry. This will be a major advantage when it comes to turning followers into patients.
The Dental Soiree team is experienced when it comes to getting you a gorgeous and effective social media presence that perfectly fits your brand and personality. We have several packages based on the services you need help with the most! You can contact us by filling out this short form and we will be in contact with you shortly to discuss details and answer your questions!
If you run a busy dental practice, you probably know that building an online presence is very important for your practice to succeed. However, you probably also know that doing that is far easier said than done. There's tons of effort, strategy, and planning that go into having a strong presence online, and even after you "achieve" your goals, the work is not over. You have to consistently put in effort to maintain your rankings and follower count.
Online marketing success often does not come quickly or easily.
Why are we telling you this? Because first of all, we believe it's important to be honest. A lot of the people reading this blog are dentists. They are not marketing professionals. They likely do not know the inner workings of the various social media platforms. Many people just starting out on social media think that they just need to post content every once in a while and the followers will come. However, it isn't that easy.
Building an online presence is about more than posting photos on Instagram once in a while or posting a reminder to your Facebook followers to book an appointment at your practice.
Unfortunately, there are complicated algorithms at play that all but ensure only a tiny portion of your fans are seeing your posts. Hashtags are great, but just like fashion, trends change all the time and the hashtag list you're still using from last year is probably outdated and ineffective at this point.
So how do you succeed online?
If you don't post consistent content on social media (and your blog) and have a strategy in place for doing so, building an online presence is going to be a very tough uphill battle.
The only way to "beat" the algorithms is to share enough content that your followers will see it, whether it's yesterday's post, today's post or tomorrow's post… because they probably won't see all three unless they're already highly engaged with your page.
However you can't share any old photo or post and call it a day. Your content needs to be strategic. You must have a consistent voice and brand, as well as consistent photo styles in order to build a feed that people will want to follow. Constantly changing up your style online is a sure fire way to confuse your followers.
On top of that, mixing up your messaging is crucial. If you post salesy sounding posts like "book an appointment" and "come see us for this service" all the time, people are going to get sick of it and guess what? They'll unfollow. Instead, you have to build a strategy where you mix up call to action posts, informative posts, fun, more lighthearted posts, behind the scenes photos, etc. Take your followers on a ride instead of boring them or selling to them all the time.
If you need content that will make building an online presence a breeze? We can help with that! We specialize in show-stopping content that disrupts the norm on social media. Would you rather be "just another dental practice" or would you rather be the practice that gets people EXCITED about dental care? We can help get you there!
When it comes to online marketing, emails often are an afterthought. Sure they're not as fun as Snapchat or as robust as a landing page or even most blog posts, but they do have a lot of value. However, sitting down to write emails to each of your clients one-by-one is unrealistic. That's why having a good stash of email templates for dentists is a game-changer.
Email templates allow you to quickly hit the "send" button without spending too much time customizing your message each time. Just save these templates in a place where you can easily copy and paste, and then all you have to do is fill in the placeholders with the relevant information!
The most basic email you can send is the six month cleaning reminder. You might already have a system that automatically emails patients in your system when it's approaching six months since their last cleaning. If so, that's great! If not, create a template that your office staff can use to email patients their reminder. Bonus points if you make this email a little more fun and playful than the usual boring reminder email they're used to getting!
Similar to the cleaning reminder, this email template is a great tool to encourage patients to come in and start their treatment plan. This is perfect for patients that have come in and discussed services such as crowns, implants, Invisalign, etc.
A lot of times, our patients will put off these services because they're not looking forward to the appointment, so a little nudge can be really effective at getting them to book that appointment. Include a button right in the email to your online scheduler, or if you don't have that, make sure your phone number is front and center so it's super easy for them.
This is our absolute favorite email template for dentists. Many of our patients end the year with some unused health benefits and we all know, if you don't use 'em, you lose 'em. Send your patients a reminder email a few months before the end of the year to remind them to make the most of their benefits. Remind them of your services or any specials you have going on and encourage them to call for an appointment. This can be a great way to fill up your calendar and keep your patients happy!
Email templates for dentists can be a game-changer, not only for getting patients through your doors, but also for your marketing budget! It costs almost nothing to send an email, and if you have these templates saved and available for your staff, it takes very little time to execute.
Be sure to watch our Instagram page because we'll be doing an email challenge in the coming weeks and it will be a great way for you to get acquainted (or re-acquainted) with the incredible power of email marketing!
A Social Media Calendar Makes Dental Marketing a Breeze!
If you want to grow your dental practice, social media is a great (and generally free) way to do it. However, with more social media platforms than ever before, it can be overwhelming to know where to spend your precious energy. That's why we strongly suggest creating a social media calendar.
What is a social media calendar? It's simply a document that helps you organize your strategy and plan for special occasions so you can coordinate your posts. This document can be "old school" paper and pen or it can be digital. It just needs to be easy to understand, update, and share with the people who are helping you manage your social feeds.
Social media can often get placed on the back burner when things get busy, but you don't want to forget about it! I don't know about you, but calendars help keep us accountable. By having everything laid out on one calendar or spreadsheet, it makes the tasks seem more manageable. If things get really busy, you can even use an automatic posting service to do the posting for you!
By planning everything out on a calendar in advance, you're more likely to post consistently on all your profiles. Because everything is organized and ready, it makes it easy to post regularly. With social media, consistency is everything. If you're posting consistently, you will stay in front of your audience even attract new followers. Remember, those followers can turn into customers!
Setting aside some time to organize your entire social media calendar can save you time in the long run. It may take a little bit to get it up and running, but it will leave you feeling prepared and less stressed when it comes time to start posting. Now you'll no longer try to frantically throw together social posts at the last minute!
Also, if you're not the only one working on your business' social media, a calendar can be a great way to share ideas and work with your colleagues. We all get stuck in a rut from time to time. If your calendar is available for others to work on, you can have some assistance with ideas, which will free you up to do the other things that are on your to do list!


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vivo India wants folks to turn off their smartphones
It's the fourth edition of the smartphone brand's 'Switch Off' campaign.
In a world where everybody is expected to keep their hustle mode always on, switching off their smartphone is perhaps the most revolutionary step they can take.
vivo India's new spot, the fourth edition of its #SwitchOff campaign, is a reflection of how smartphone addiction affects a marital relationship.
Conceptualised by FCB India, the ad film shows how a wife has to write an email to her husband beside her to inform him about her sickness despite being in the same bed.
Yogendra Sriramula, Head Brand Strategy, vivo India, said, "Unintentionally, excessive usage of these devices is impacting the intimate relationship we share with our partners. Even while we may be physically present with them, our minds are always indulged in our phones, resulting in decreased attention towards our partner."
"The fourth edition of the 'Switch off' campaign is vivo's effort to raise awareness and initiate a dialogue on how excessive smartphone use by spouses is harming their relationships with their better halves. This heart-touching and the eye-opening film depicts the changing relationship dynamics of married couples along with their addiction/dependence on their smartphones."
The campaign was based on the finding from vivo - Cyber Media Research's (CMR) study "Impact of Smartphones on Human Relationships 2022," which highlights that 88% of married Indians believe that excessive smartphone use is weakening/ hurting their marriage. The study focuses on the dynamics of marital relationships in light of the pervasiveness and excessive use of smartphones.
Abhinav Kaushik, President FCB India, said, "When we are spending too much time on the phone, we are in a way isolating the people around us and compromising the human relationships. The technology should get people to come close and not create distances in relationships."
"'Switch Off' by vivo is a bold campaign that is not just a message but an attempt at recognizing the problem and creating 'an act not an ad' that encourages people to switch on human connections while switching off their device. The spousal relationship and the emotion between the couple forms an eye-opening story that most of us can relate to."
Also Read: "Excessive phone use contradicts brand purpose": vivo's Nipun Marya on 'Switch Off' campaign
It was back in 2020 when vivo launched the first Switch Off campaign urging viewers to switch off their smartphones and spend time with their loved ones.
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Q: Why set a JSP page session = "false" directive? I was wondering when you would want to set the following page directive in a JSP:
<%@ page session="false" %>
I know that it prevents the creation of the session object, but when would you need to do that? Is it considered a best practice when a JSP does not need to access the implicit session?
NOTE: The reason why I ask, is because it was in this Spring MVC tutorial and I assume the springsource folks know their stuff - http://blog.springsource.com/2011/01/04/green-beans-getting-started-with-spring-mvc/

A: One reason would be performance and memory. If you have a page that doesn't need to be involved in a session (like say, an about.jsp or faq.jsp) then the default behaviour of involving every JSP in a session will impose the overhead of creating a new session object (if one doesn't already exist) and increased memory usage as more objects reside on the heap.
This effect will be greatly exaggerated in case of a single page seeing high traffic from many unique users combined with a high bounce rate i.e. they users do not continue to browse but leave the site immediately after viewing that one page- the container will create a new session object per user which will never be used again and will ultimately be garbage collected after it times out - added over head of object creation, memory usage and garbage collection without giving you any real value.

A: I actually have a real scenario in my app for its usage.  We have Squid acting as a reverse proxy in front of our application.  The squid server is set up to poll all the tomcat instances hosting our application to verify that the servers are up and running, if they are not, Squid will fail over to using another server in our cluster.
The actual polling to our app from Squid is set to poll a specific page in the app.  Since Squid's poll is not actually a browser, it can't hold a session, which means that each poll to the server page would have tomcat create a session which Squid cannot hold a reference to.  We add the <%@ page session="false" %> directive so that a session is not created on each poll.  If we did not use this directive, we would have thousands of sessions created over 4 hours time for no reason.

A: This setting is also a security measure, as it also avoids a potential DoS attack. Think about a simple script that iteratively wgets the JSP: it will generate a lot of sessions in few seconds.

A: Yet another use case where it is actually required to add this directive is when using Apache Shiro's noSessionCreation filter in the .ini configuration file, e.g. because your authentication scheme is stateless. If you lack it, you'll run into a org.apache.shiro.subject.support.DisabledSessionException.

A: Ran into another use case in my production application, figured I'd share it here in case it helps somebody.
We have a Web UI app that protects most resources via session. However, some resources are protected by part of the web tier that sits in front of our app in our production deployment. Therefore, as far as the app is concerned, these resources are totally unprotected. Some of these "unprotected" resources are JSPs.
In the case where a user establishes a session on one of our protected resources, then makes an XHR call from the browser to one of the "unprotected" resources, we were hitting an issue where the container claims that an anonymous user is trying to access a session of user foo, thus stopping execution. Configuring the "unprotected" JSP to not use sessions got us around this problem.


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Fed's Fisher: Yellen is 'impressively balanced,' sees more hawkish Fed
Published Mon, Nov 3 2014 12:40 PM EST Updated Mon, Nov 3 2014 1:24 PM EST
Dallas Fed's Fisher: Why I didn't dissent
Halftime Report
Dallas Federal Reserve Richard Fisher said he voted in favor of the October Open Market Committee statement in part because of a more hawkish tilt in the sentiment, according to prepared remarks for a speech he is delivering Monday afternoon.
However, he said the third leg of the Fed's monthly bond-buying program never should have happened and ended up posing economic risks that weren't worth the benefits.
Speaking a week after the U.S. central bank ended its quantitative easing policy, Fisher described Chair Janet Yellen as "impressively balanced." The FOMC voted, with just one dissent, to halt the monthly-bond buying program, which had taken the Fed's balance sheet past the $4.5 trillion mark.
Fisher is a reliably hawkish member, but said he felt the language from the most recent statement reflected a tone that was in favor of hiking rates more quickly than had been indicated previously. Specifically, he cited the "considerable time" language in the statement that refers to how long it will take from the end of QE until the first rate hike since short-term rates were taken down to near-zero in late 2008.
Read MoreR.I.P. QE: Fed shuts off the printing presses
He said that language had been effectively "neutered by other more hawkish statements.
Richard Fisher, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
Adam Jeffery | CNBC
Yellen, he said, has proven to be "neither dove nor hawk" in her first year at the helm.
At the same time, Fisher warned of "a lot of inflationary tinder," remarks that echoed a recent statement from former Chairman Alan Greenspan, who said the Fed was sitting on "a pile of tinder."
Read MoreWait till you see what Alan Greenspan's been saying
In a speech titled, "R.I.P. QE3 ... Or Will It?" said the third leg of the program had clearly seen effectiveness that "waned" while "current and potential future costs were mounting. I was thus an enthusiastic supporter of killing the program."
"Indeed, I would rather we had never had QE3 in the first place. To this day, I feel that the costs of accumulating another $1.7 trillion of Treasuries and (mortgage-backed securities) will be shown to exceed the benefits," he added.
Fisher also suggested that the surge in stock prices since QE began in 2009 might subside now that the program is over.
"Only time will tell if stocks have risen to unsustainable heights and, if so, how deep a correction might be needed to bring them back to sustainable valuations," he said.
—CNBC's Steve Liesman contributed to this report.


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Interviews: Lisa Hannigan
Originally published by Sig Doherty on July 16, 2009
2009 sees the third year of one of Ireland's fastest growing and most interesting music festivals: Cork X Southwest. The August bank holiday will see picturesque Skibbereen awash with music-lovers as The Waterboys, Lisa Hannigan and Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club among many others take to the stage. Sig Doherty catches up with Lisa Hannigan. Hello Lisa, where are you this Irish summer's morning? Currently in Galway, we had a gig in the Roisin Dubh last night and have another one tonight, so waking up in rainy Galway Now the shackles have been discarded, how are you revelling in your new found freedom as a solo performer? Great! I have a really amazing band around me who are also my friends. It's an absolute pleasure travelling around with these people, and the tour manager (Una Molloy) is my best mate. It just has been amazing! And we have been writing songs on the road as well, and slowly getting better at that! It's going really grand. ... [Read on]
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Interviews: Katie Kim
Originally published by Garret Cleland on April 25, 2009
Interview with Waterford's Katie Kim Katie Kim is one of the many fine acts to emerge from Waterford in recent times. Her album last year, Twelve, met with a warm critical reception with Donal Dineen championing 'Radio' on his show and Jim Carroll dubbing it a "subtle, slow-burring magic". Earlier this year she jetted off to Toronto, but she returned recently. She talked to Cluas to discuss Canada, the ups and downs of her career to date, and the future. So, Katie, you have been in Canada a few months at this stage. How has it been treating you? Well I was there for around 3 months. I'm back now. There's still a big question mark looming over my head about why I went at the particular time I did. Twelve had just been released, I adored my band, I was starting to get used to the live situation and the album just started getting some really good attention. But I had been living in Ireland for a long, long time and as excited as I was abou... [Read on]
Interviews: Official Secrets Act
Originally published by Mark Townsend on April 21, 2009
An interview with Leeds-based Official Secrets Act Formed in 2006 in Leeds' Official Secrets Act are a new sharply dressed indie fourpiece. Combining the angular riffs of Franz Ferdinand with the synth-based melodies of the 80's New Romantic era their new CD Understanding Electricity is out now. The new album is out and you must be delighted with it. Was it an arduous process to record or was it quite easy and natural? The challenge with making a first album is whether you record the 12 best songs you've ever written as a band up until that point, or whether you select songs with the concept of an 'album' and some kind of consistency in mind. For us, with the recession kicking in and thoroughly disillusioned with the fruits of our education, we were determined to choose songs that we could use to combat our overwhelming scepticism, with romance and escapism. After that it was a question of pushing each song as far as it could go until it found it... [Read on]
Interviews: John Shelley and the Creatures
Originally published by Sig Doherty on April 10, 2009
John Shelly and the Creatures are on the crest of a wave, garnering much momentum, having an Ireland- and UK-wide TV add use one of their fine tunes and having just sold out Whelans on the day of rest...surely its time for the masses to embrace Ireland's answer to Wilco...well? Sig Doherty catchs up with the 'Creatures mid-tour? How are you and where are you? Good thanks! Just sitting in a car on the way down to the Spirit Store in Dundalk munching on Percy Pigs. NITB using 'Long May You Reign' for its TV advert: how did this come about? (One of you guys give brochures out to Spanish and German backpackers one summer?) It all came about when we were contacted by Promotion Company Bruised Fruit who told us that the Advert Company were interested in using the track. Next thing we knew...we were on the telly! ..doesnt get much more interesting than that I'm afraid! With 2007's fine EP Big Day Out spawning first single 'Angeline' and no... [Read on]
Interviews: Padraig Rushe
Originally published by Peter Teehan on April 10, 2009
Padraig Rushe, formerly of the Dublin Gospel Choir, has just released his debut album Greyworld on Loud Child Records. Currently touring Ireland with his band, his music features a broad array of influences with a soul/gospel flavour taking centre stage. Padraig talks to Cluas... You've played some live dates recently, with your style so varied what kind of audiences have you been getting? It's been a brilliant mix so far of rockers, soul junkies and pop fans alike and all ages which is really great as an artist to see different people getting into the music. Is it difficult to tour with a large band so early on in your solo career? No, after six years touring with the gospel choir touring with ten people feels like I'm traveling light and I've known everyone in the band so long, so its really fun! You use the term "retro-soul" to describe your music... [Read on]
Interviews: Larry Beau
Larry Beau, or Declan Burke as he is known to some, is a singer/songwriter from Galway. A singular and unique talent on the Irish music scene he is a man of many guises. A wandering minstrel with baroque tendencies(if you will) Larry's sound is a difficult one to pin down. It's best to listen yourself and form your own definition. Tell us about the album. How long you worked on it? What snags you hit along the way, and how did you overcome them? Looking back now, is there anything you'd change? After about 5 different titles I finally settled for I Dream of Tiger Rose. The album is back from duplication now so it's unlikely that I'll fickle my way towards another name change. It took me a while to be satisfied with the final canvas but now I think I have an album that will age pretty well, something that I won't drop-kick with shame 3 months down the line. I aimed for a music project that was old and new at the same time, a melody world that ... [Read on]
Interviews: Alias Empire
Originally published by Aidan Curran on April 06, 2009
By now you've probably heard the news that Choice-nominated indie-electro merchants Dry County have changed their name to something more distinctive and less country-rock. Ahead of the band's upcoming shows around Ireland, Alias Empire's Kevin Littlewood tells CLUAS about recording the new album, getting the new name known and making music in the recession-plus-Internet era. You're currently working on your second album. What can you tell us about writing and recording it so far? When (and how) do you expect to release it? Very soon after the 1st album was finished we were writing again. It's a constant process. The whole idea of making albums for us is that each one sums up a particular time and mood with obvious progression from the last. You need to always push yourself to make better records. Some bands find a formula and just stick to it, but I think we'd get very bored putting out the same stuff. The new material we're w... [Read on]
Interviews: The Hedge Schools
Originally published by Ken Fallon on April 05, 2009
Formerly the guitarist with the brilliant and much-missed Irish rockers Ten Speed Racer, Pat Barrett - working under the moniker of The Hedge Schools - quietly re-emerged last year with the release of his rather excellent and quite underrated debut solo album 'Never Leave Anywhere'. Ken Fallon recently caught up with the Dublin-born musician to see what the current state-of-play is… 'Never Leave Anywhere' is one of the more quietly impressive Irish albums I've heard in the last few years. Could you tell us a little about how it came to fruition? Well, to be honest, even during the Ten Speed Racer days we were all writing and I've been writing for maybe ten years now, so the time seemed just right. Waiting for a free window in Joe's (Chester, producer and former TSR bandmate) diary was also a key factor but I was really in the head-space on a personal level to sit down and start recording, so we did. What made ... [Read on]
Interviews: Dark Room Notes
Originally published by Steven O'Rourke on March 30, 2009
Exploding on to the Irish music scene in 2007 with the infectious Love Like Nicotine, Dark Room Notes have become famous for their energetic live shows. Here, Steve O'Rourke sits down with Ruairi Ferrie to talk about capturing that energy on record, the bands unique approach to recording and what the recession means for Irish bands. For those of us who cover Irish music it feels like Dark Room Notes have been around for ages now; how does it feel to finally release your debut album We Love You Dark Matter? For some of us in Dark Room Notes there is a similar feeling, but we also feel that it took a necessary amount of time to get all the conditions right to produce this album. It was only when we hooked up with the right people that it all came together. We had originally hoped to release it last year, but didn't consider it ready, so we did more work. Listening to it now, we feel that that decision has been justified. We've lived with these ... [Read on]
Interviews: Hooray for Humans
Originally published by Niamh Madden on March 23, 2009
Hooray for Humans have been on the Irish scene for over two years and have just come back from playing a gig in Canada. Niamh Madden catches up with the four-piece and asks them about albums, Cork bands and New York. How did Hooray for Humans get together, and where did the name come from? H4H started out about two and a half years ago. I was playing in a few other bands and wanted to do something different to what I'd been playing up until that point, so I just threw up a notice on a couple of forums like Thumped, MySpace and the like. It took a while but two friends of mine got in contact so we started jamming. Straight away we felt pretty good about what we were doing so we gave it a bit more time. They've since left the band (we're still friends though!) and there are now 4 people in H4H - myself, Jen, Lewis and Matt. The name comes from a song by a band called Q And Not U, who were one of my favourite bands and a huge influence on me and what I was l... [Read on]
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Q: Displaying SQLite data in textview returning null MainData myDBHlpr = new MainData(getActivity());

Cursor csr = myDBHlpr.getAllQuestions(UsageSettings.this);
while (csr.moveToFirst()) {
    mMostMessagesSent.setText(csr.getString(csr.getColumnIndex("Reviews")));
    mMostMessagesSent.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);
}

I checked row count and it showed 16
Then i checked
Log.d("TAG", csr.getString(cst.getColumnIndex("Reviews")));

And it showed error saying Log needs a message(Which means its null)
But why is it showing null even when the table has 16rows and column name exists
HELPER METHOD
public Cursor getAllQuestions(UsageSettings usageSettings) {

    return this.getWritableDatabase().query(TABLE_NAME,null,null,null,null,null,null);
}


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"""
Minimization and maximization algorithms.

@sort: heuristic_search, minimal_spanning_tree, shortest_path,
shortest_path_bellman_ford
"""

from pygraph.algorithms.utils import heappush, heappop
from pygraph.classes.exceptions import NodeUnreachable
from pygraph.classes.exceptions import NegativeWeightCycleError
from pygraph.classes.digraph import digraph
import bisect

# Minimal spanning tree

def minimal_spanning_tree(graph, root=None):
    """
    Minimal spanning tree.

    @attention: Minimal spanning tree is meaningful only for weighted graphs.

    @type  graph: graph
    @param graph: Graph.

    @type  root: node
    @param root: Optional root node (will explore only root's connected component)

    @rtype:  dictionary
    @return: Generated spanning tree.
    """
    visited = []            # List for marking visited and non-visited nodes
    spanning_tree = {}        # MInimal Spanning tree

    # Initialization
    if (root is not None):
        visited.append(root)
        nroot = root
        spanning_tree[root] = None
    else:
        nroot = 1

    # Algorithm loop
    while (nroot is not None):
        ledge = _lightest_edge(graph, visited)
        if (ledge == None):
            if (root is not None):
                break
            nroot = _first_unvisited(graph, visited)
            if (nroot is not None):
                spanning_tree[nroot] = None
            visited.append(nroot)
        else:
            spanning_tree[ledge[1]] = ledge[0]
            visited.append(ledge[1])

    return spanning_tree

def _first_unvisited(graph, visited):
    """
    Return first unvisited node.

    @type  graph: graph
    @param graph: Graph.

    @type  visited: list
    @param visited: List of nodes.

    @rtype:  node
    @return: First unvisited node.
    """
    for each in graph:
        if (each not in visited):
            return each
    return None

def _lightest_edge(graph, visited):
    """
    Return the lightest edge in graph going from a visited node to an unvisited one.

    @type  graph: graph
    @param graph: Graph.

    @type  visited: list
    @param visited: List of nodes.

    @rtype:  tuple
    @return: Lightest edge in graph going from a visited node to an unvisited one.
    """
    lightest_edge = None
    weight = None
    for each in visited:
        for other in graph[each]:
            if (other not in visited):
                w = graph.edge_weight((each, other))
                if (weight is None or w < weight or weight < 0):
                    lightest_edge = (each, other)
                    weight = w
    return lightest_edge

# Shortest Path

def shortest_path(graph, source):
    """
    Return the shortest path distance between source and all other nodes using Dijkstra's
    algorithm.

    @attention: All weights must be nonnegative.

    @see: shortest_path_bellman_ford

    @type  graph: graph, digraph
    @param graph: Graph.

    @type  source: node
    @param source: Node from which to start the search.

    @rtype:  tuple
    @return: A tuple containing two dictionaries, each keyed by target nodes.
        1. Shortest path spanning tree
        2. Shortest distance from given source to each target node
    Inaccessible target nodes do not appear in either dictionary.
    """
    # Initialization
    dist     = {source: 0}
    previous = {source: None}

    # This is a sorted queue of (dist, node) 2-tuples. The first item in the
    # queue is always either a finalized node that we can ignore or the node
    # with the smallest estimated distance from the source. Note that we will
    # not remove nodes from this list as they are finalized; we just ignore them
    # when they come up.
    q = [(0, source)]

    # The set of nodes for which we have final distances.
    finished = set()

    # Algorithm loop
    while len(q) > 0:
        du, u = q.pop(0)

        # Process reachable, remaining nodes from u
        if u not in finished:
            finished.add(u)
            for v in graph[u]:
                if v not in finished:
                    alt = du + graph.edge_weight((u, v))
                    if (v not in dist) or (alt < dist[v]):
                        dist[v] = alt
                        previous[v] = u
                        bisect.insort(q, (alt, v))

    return previous, dist

def shortest_path_bellman_ford(graph, source):
    """
    Return the shortest path distance between the source node and all other
    nodes in the graph using Bellman-Ford's algorithm.

    This algorithm is useful when you have a weighted (and obviously
    a directed) graph with negative weights.

    @attention: The algorithm can detect negative weight cycles and will raise
    an exception. It's meaningful only for directed weighted graphs.

    @see: shortest_path

    @type graph: digraph
    @param graph: Digraph

    @type source: node
    @param source: Source node of the graph

    @raise NegativeWeightCycleError: raises if it finds a negative weight cycle.
    If this condition is met d(v) > d(u) + W(u, v) then raise the error.

    @rtype: tuple
    @return: A tuple containing two dictionaries, each keyed by target nodes.
    (same as shortest_path function that implements Dijkstra's algorithm)
        1. Shortest path spanning tree
        2. Shortest distance from given source to each target node
    """
    # initialize the required data structures
    distance = {source : 0}
    predecessor = {source : None}

    # iterate and relax edges
    for i in range(1,graph.order()-1):
        for src,dst in graph.edges():
            if (src in distance) and (dst not in distance):
                distance[dst] = distance[src] + graph.edge_weight((src,dst))
                predecessor[dst] = src
            elif (src  in distance) and (dst in distance) and \
            distance[src] + graph.edge_weight((src,dst)) < distance[dst]:
                distance[dst] = distance[src] + graph.edge_weight((src,dst))
                predecessor[dst] = src

    # detect negative weight cycles
    for src,dst in graph.edges():
        if src in distance and \
           dst in distance and \
           distance[src] + graph.edge_weight((src,dst)) < distance[dst]:
            raise NegativeWeightCycleError("Detected a negative weight cycle on edge (%s, %s)" % (src,dst))

    return predecessor, distance

#Heuristics search

def heuristic_search(graph, start, goal, heuristic):
    """
    A* search algorithm.

    A set of heuristics is available under C{graph.algorithms.heuristics}. User-created heuristics
    are allowed too.

    @type graph: graph, digraph
    @param graph: Graph

    @type start: node
    @param start: Start node

    @type goal: node
    @param goal: Goal node

    @type heuristic: function
    @param heuristic: Heuristic function

    @rtype: list
    @return: Optimized path from start to goal node
    """

    # The queue stores priority, node, cost to reach, and parent.
    queue = [ (0, start, 0, None) ]

    # This dictionary maps queued nodes to distance of discovered paths
    # and the computed heuristics to goal. We avoid to compute the heuristics
    # more than once and to insert too many times the node in the queue.
    g = {}

    # This maps explored nodes to parent closest to the start
    explored = {}

    while queue:
        _, current, dist, parent = heappop(queue)

        if current == goal:
            path = [current] + [ n for n in _reconstruct_path( parent, explored ) ]
            path.reverse()
            return path

        if current in explored:
            continue

        explored[current] = parent

        for neighbor in graph[current]:
            if neighbor in explored:
                continue

            ncost = dist + graph.edge_weight((current, neighbor))

            if neighbor in g:
                qcost, h = g[neighbor]
                if qcost <= ncost:
                    continue
                # if ncost < qcost, a longer path to neighbor remains
                # g. Removing it would need to filter the whole
                # queue, it's better just to leave it there and ignore
                # it when we visit the node a second time.
            else:
                h = heuristic(neighbor, goal)

            g[neighbor] = ncost, h
            heappush(queue, (ncost + h, neighbor, ncost, current))

    raise NodeUnreachable( start, goal )

def _reconstruct_path(node, parents):
    while node is not None:
        yield node
        node = parents[node]

#maximum flow/minimum cut

def maximum_flow(graph, source, sink, caps = None):
    """
    Find a maximum flow and minimum cut of a directed graph by the Edmonds-Karp algorithm.

    @type graph: digraph
    @param graph: Graph

    @type source: node
    @param source: Source of the flow

    @type sink: node
    @param sink: Sink of the flow

    @type caps: dictionary
    @param caps: Dictionary specifying a maximum capacity for each edge. If not given, the weight of the edge
    will be used as its capacity. Otherwise, for each edge (a,b), caps[(a,b)] should be given.

    @rtype: tuple
    @return: A tuple containing two dictionaries
        1. contains the flow through each edge for a maximal flow through the graph
        2. contains to which component of a minimum cut each node belongs
    """

    #handle optional argument, if weights are available, use them, if not, assume one
    if caps == None:
        caps = {}
        for edge in graph.edges():
            caps[edge] = graph.edge_weight((edge[0],edge[1]))

    #data structures to maintain
    f = {}.fromkeys(graph.edges(),0)
    label = {}.fromkeys(graph.nodes(),[])
    label[source] = ['-',float('Inf')]
    u = {}.fromkeys(graph.nodes(),False)
    d = {}.fromkeys(graph.nodes(),float('Inf'))
    #queue for labelling
    q = [source]

    finished = False
    while not finished:
        #choose first labelled vertex with u == false
        for i in range(len(q)):
            if not u[q[i]]:
                v = q.pop(i)
                break

        #find augmenting path
        for w in graph.neighbors(v):
            if label[w] == [] and f[(v,w)] < caps[(v,w)]:
                d[w] = min(caps[(v,w)] - f[(v,w)],d[v])
                label[w] = [v,'+',d[w]]
                q.append(w)
        for w in graph.incidents(v):
            if label[w] == [] and f[(w,v)] > 0:
                d[w] = min(f[(w,v)],d[v])
                label[w] = [v,'-',d[w]]
                q.append(w)

        u[v] = True

        #extend flow by augmenting path
        if label[sink] != []:
            delta = label[sink][-1]
            w = sink
            while w != source:
                v = label[w][0]
                if label[w][1] == '-':
                    f[(w,v)] = f[(w,v)] - delta
                else:
                    f[(v,w)] = f[(v,w)] + delta
                w = v
            #reset labels
            label = {}.fromkeys(graph.nodes(),[])
            label[source] = ['-',float('Inf')]
            q = [source]
            u = {}.fromkeys(graph.nodes(),False)
            d = {}.fromkeys(graph.nodes(),float('Inf'))

        #check whether finished
        finished = True
        for node in graph.nodes():
            if label[node] != [] and u[node] == False:
                finished = False

    #find the two components of the cut
    cut = {}
    for node in graph.nodes():
        if label[node] == []:
            cut[node] = 1
        else:
            cut[node] = 0
    return (f,cut)

def cut_value(graph, flow, cut):
    """
    Calculate the value of a cut.

    @type graph: digraph
    @param graph: Graph

    @type flow: dictionary
    @param flow: Dictionary containing a flow for each edge.

    @type cut: dictionary
    @param cut: Dictionary mapping each node to a subset index. The function only considers the flow between
    nodes with 0 and 1.

    @rtype: float
    @return: The value of the flow between the subsets 0 and 1
    """
    #max flow/min cut value calculation
    S = []
    T = []
    for node in cut.keys():
        if cut[node] == 0:
            S.append(node)
        elif cut[node] == 1:
            T.append(node)
    value = 0
    for node in S:
        for neigh in graph.neighbors(node):
            if neigh in T:
                value = value + flow[(node,neigh)]
        for inc in graph.incidents(node):
            if inc in T:
                value = value - flow[(inc,node)]
    return value

def cut_tree(igraph, caps = None):
    """
    Construct a Gomory-Hu cut tree by applying the algorithm of Gusfield.

    @type igraph: graph
    @param igraph: Graph

    @type caps: dictionary
    @param caps: Dictionary specifying a maximum capacity for each edge. If not given, the weight of the edge
    will be used as its capacity. Otherwise, for each edge (a,b), caps[(a,b)] should be given.

    @rtype: dictionary
    @return: Gomory-Hu cut tree as a dictionary, where each edge is associated with its weight
    """

    #maximum flow needs a digraph, we get a graph
    #I think this conversion relies on implementation details outside the api and may break in the future
    graph = digraph()
    graph.add_graph(igraph)

    #handle optional argument
    if not caps:
        caps = {}
        for edge in graph.edges():
            caps[edge] = igraph.edge_weight(edge)

    #temporary flow variable
    f = {}

    #we use a numbering of the nodes for easier handling
    n = {}
    N = 0
    for node in graph.nodes():
        n[N] = node
        N = N + 1

    #predecessor function
    p = {}.fromkeys(range(N),0)
    p[0] = None

    for s in range(1,N):
        t = p[s]
        S = []
        #max flow calculation
        (flow,cut) = maximum_flow(graph,n[s],n[t],caps)
        for i in range(N):
            if cut[n[i]] == 0:
                S.append(i)

        value = cut_value(graph,flow,cut)

        f[s] = value

        for i in range(N):
            if i == s:
                continue
            if i in S and p[i] == t:
                p[i] = s
        if p[t] in S:
            p[s] = p[t]
            p[t] = s
            f[s] = f[t]
            f[t] = value

    #cut tree is a dictionary, where each edge is associated with its weight
    b = {}
    for i in range(1,N):
        b[(n[i],n[p[i]])] = f[i]
    return b

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The temporary hold feature when enabled stops the app for overriding the user defined temperature for a duration of the current schedule. What you're looking for as I understand is a permanent hold, i.e. hold until I say resume. Here is how you can do this, open the app, unselect the thermostat for which you want a permanent hold and tap Save. We didn't add a separate button for permanent hold due to limited screen space. This way it's very flexible, you can still have some thermostats running on schedule while others are on permanent hold.
do you have plans to release thermostat scheduler for Hubitat Elevation hub ?
I was mistaken. mine is a CT100 plus.
So it should be similar to yours but I can only change "sound" option in the settings menu.
And when I disable it, keytones are disabled. The other information tone continues.
maybe I should hard reset it.
I think CT100+ should be pretty close to CT101. I think the major difference between the two is that + is a zwave plus as oppose to zwave and 7 day programmable as oppose to 5-2. I have no sound from system at all even when I enable the "note" which I am fine with. Give it a shot with the hard reset I would say. What do you have to lose other than re-entering some setting. Iyi sanslar.
tried the hard reset. it actually solved the issue.
the disturbing beep was gone for about 10-12 hours.
but then my ISP had a cutout and ST hub went offline.
after it came back, the beep started again.
now I have to hard reset again I guess. It's not so easy. Especially when I have about 8 smart apps connected to the device. I have to delete the device from each and then re-add.
Try using the reset button. It doesn't do a hard reset and tapping the refresh tile will resend all the settings back to it.
I had thought that after resetting the device I have to delete and add it to ST.
RBoy, what's up with the smart app version v03.09.04?
There seems to no longer be a way to change the temp without the scheduled temp overriding it within a minute or so. I have tried using the lock function, but nothing seems to make the manual temp setting actually last more than a minute.
Can we get a config to turn off this new behavior?
Open the app and enable the option for Allow temporary hold if you want to manually override the thermostat set points.
Thanks, that did the trick. No sure how I missed that one.
@RBoy To add to my RFE request, would the team be interested in implementing a pairing for thermostats and door/window sensors. I just installed the new Sinope TH1300B Smart Floor Heating Thermostat and it's working great alongside the other thermostat in a different room. While I could have multiple instances of the app it would be so much more cleaner to have the ability to pair a open/close sensor with each thermostat instead of just having a pool.
Also, not to press my luck, just wondering about the RFE for seasonal hold.
I just subscribed for rboy lifetime license. However, I am having issues with any @RBoy thermostat smartapp with a nexia thermostat (@edk208). Not sure if it is the rboy smartapp but there seems to be a bug in the rboy smartapp because if I use the embedded smartthings smartapp like the 'Keep me Comfortable' it works great. It sets the Nexia thermostat to the desired temperature. The rboy thermostat smartapp sets the desired temp but puts it back right away for whatever reason. I can see in the thermostat how the temp was changed by the rboy app but then the temp is put back to default within a second. As I looked into the events of nexia thermostat, it is indeed the case. Has anyone experienced this?
Sometimes the temp changes way late according to the logs. For instance, I have a schedule of 5am @ 70F and in the logs I see the app sending the command at 5:00am to one thermostat but the log indicates that the other one was sent the command at like 5:46am.
On some occasions, the logs never show the schedule change for one app. For instance, I have a schedule of 64F @ 8:00am and in the logs I see one thermostat being set but there is nothing for the other one at all so it stays at the previous setpoint.
To be clear, I am not looking at the live logging but rather the rather high-level events for the App in the IDE and the events for the thermostat in the ST mobile app.
If it's happening randomly then it's an issue with the platform timers associated with your account. It means that that platform either missed the timer or it overloaded and it timed out. It's rare but it's known to happen.
The best way to verify is this to look at the app schedule execution history. You can find this in the IDE under My Location -> Click on SmartApps next to your location -> Click on your SmartApp name -> Scroll down to the bottom of the pop up screen and it'll show the schedule and history of scheduled executions for that instance of the app. If you're seeing that schedules are missed then report it to ST support to investigate why your account is missing schedules.
Don't use half hour or full hour schedules as most schedules tend to run at the time which overloads the servers. Try to use an offset, like 4:55 or 5:32 etc.
According to ST, if a schedule is missed it'll try to run it at the "earliest" opportunity (which could explain why it ran 45 minutes later). Since ST runs on many different servers/shards, some servers which are facing heavy load/issues at specific times explains why it's inconsistent.
I do understand what your are saying about ST scheduling. I would agree if both thermostats were delayed or neither were changed but it's one of the two that is missed. Meaning that the I'm seeing that the app runs at 5:00am as expected but the logs only show one thermostat being sent a command sometimes.
Here are some screenshots to give you an idea of what I am talking about.
And like you said it's happens sometimes, so it's something outside the app that's causing it. You're best bet is to try the above steps or contact ST support to investigate why the apps are timing out/running slowly at those times.
I'm getting the following errors when I try to change the device type on my CT100 to the 5-2 Day Programmable Thermostat device handler.
There are two types of custom code here: apps and device type handlers. This is a thermostat app and not a thermostat device handler. I don't have one of these CT-100 thermostats but you would need to first look for the 2GIG device type handler to get the thermostat working with SmartThings and then you can install this 5-2 Day Programmable Thermostat Scheduler app to control the 2GIG thermostat.
@LLwarrenP Thanks for the help and devise handler link! Got it working, operator error was the issue.


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First photo of Lilibet Diana revealed on mom Meghan Markle's birthday
The royal baby was seen in a picture with her father Prince Harry
By Alexandra Hurtado -New York
August 04, 2021 12:55 PM EDT
Royal fans got their first glimpse of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's baby girl in a special message released on the Duchess of Sussex's 40th birthday. The royal mom of two had photos of her children displayed on her desk while discussing her 40x40 initiative with Melissa McCarthy. Page Six confirmed that one of the framed images seen in the video is a black-and-white photo of Harry kissing his newborn daughter Lilibet Diana.
Meghan Markle pays tribute to son Archie and daughter Lili in birthday video
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Meghan Markle had a photo of daughter Lili displayed on her desk
According to Page Six, the tender father-daughter photo was flanked by a family snapshot as well as a picture of Meghan with her firstborn Archie Harrison. The Duchess also had a large solo photo of her two-year-old son framed behind the smaller black-and-white images.
The video marks the first time a picture of Lili has been seen. Meghan and Harry, who are no longer working members of the British royal family, have yet to officially release a photo of their two-month-old daughter.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's daughter was born on June 4, 2021
The California-based couple welcomed their second child on June 4 in Santa Barbara. Meghan and Harry announced their daughter's arrival two days later with a statement saying, "On June 4th, we were blessed with the arrival of our daughter, Lili. She is more than we could have ever imagined, and we remain grateful for the love and prayers we've felt from across the globe. Thank you for your continued kindness and support during this very special time for our family."
Harry has since admitted that having two kids "is definitely a juggle." In June at a party in London to surprise the winners of this year's WellChild Awards, the Duke of Sussex opened up about his little girl. He told a guest, "We've been lucky so far, she's very chilled and seems happy to just sit there while Archie is running around like crazy."
Why Prince Harry says he, Meghan Markle and kids are 'unable to return' to the UK
Meghan and Harry's daughter Lilibet Diana stars in family holiday card with big brother Archie
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'are loving life as a family of four'
Meghan Markle says latest court win is 'for anyone who has ever felt scared to stand up for what's right'
Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter is launching a podcast
Exciting baby news for Princess Sofia of Sweden's family
Crown Princess Mary and Princess Marie star in new Danish royal family portrait
Royal photos of the week - January 17th


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Google's Going to Start Sticking Your Face and Name in Ads
This was bound to happen. Following Facebook's highly controversial attempts to make social endorsements ubiquitous on the site, Google just announced a Terms of Service update that will enable the company to use your name, photo and endorsements in its advertising network.
So how does that make you feel? Google obviously wants you to feel okay about the changes. The company assured users in its announcement blog post, "On Google, you're in control of what you share." (Emphasis Google's) And that's technically true. You can opt out of the face-flaunting new feature through this settings page in Google+, but if you don't do anything, Google says it will use your information without explicit consent.
Ugh. Doing anything from leaving a YouTube comment to starring something in Google Play to giving it the +1 treatment will cause your face to show up on ads. (Users under 18, however, will not appear in ads.) Google is also somewhat vague about who will see your face: "So your friends, family and others may see your Profile name and photo, and content like the reviews you share or the ads you +1'd." Facebook, however, is less vague: "If you have selected a specific audience for your content or information, we will respect your choice when we use it."
Although the new changes don't sound awesome, Google's learned from Facebook's mistakes in a way. Facebook similarly uses your likeness in so-called Sponsored Stories, however you can't opt out. When Facebook started doing this, users freaked out and said that Facebook hadn't properly notified them about how the social network was using their endorsements. And when we say "freaked out," we mean "filed a class action lawsuit"—which they won—prompting Facebook to change the site's privacy policy. The FTC has since opened an investigation into the matter.
Obviously, Google wants to avoid the shitstorm that Facebook has endured, so they're trying to be better communicators. That doesn't detract from the fact that the search giant is going to start slinging your face and name all over the internet without your explicit consent. You'll be notified with some banner ads on Google's homepage before the new Terms of Service goes into effect on November 1. But it's up to you—and only you—to opt out if you don't like that. [Google via NYT]
Umm, unless I'm missing something, that setting appears to be "opt-in." So no one's likeness gets used unless they check the box. Is that changing?